Giovanni Franzoni (alpine skier)

Giovanni Franzoni
Franzoni in 2025
Personal information
Born (2001-03-30) 30 March 2001
Manerba del Garda,[2] Italy
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Sport
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, Super-G, Giant slalom
ClubG.S. Fiamme Gialle[1]
World Cup debut20 December 2020 (age 19)
Olympics
Teams1 – (2026)
Medals1
World Championships
Teams2 – (2021, 2025)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons6 – (2021–2026)
Wins2 – (1 DH, 1 SG)
Podiums5 – (3 DH, 2 SG)
Overall titles0 – (49th in 2025)
Discipline titles0 – (13th in SG, 2025)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Italy
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Super-G 1 0 1
Downhill 1 1 1
Total 2 1 2
Olympic Games
2026 Milano Cortina Downhill
Junior World Championships
2021 Bansko Super-G
2022 Panorama Downhill
2022 Panorama Combined
2021 Bansko Giant slalom
2022 Panorama Super-G

Giovanni Franzoni (born 30 March 2001) is an Italian World Cup alpine ski racer.[4]

On 24 January 2026, he won the classic downhill race Streif in Kitzbühel, thus winning the prestigious Hahnenkamm trophy.[5]

Career

Franzoni won Europa Cup in 2022 season.[6] In his 2026 World Cup season, Franzoni achieved five World Cup podium finishes in speed events – including his first career victory in the legendary Kitzbühel downhill,[7] and won the silver medal in the men's downhill at the home 2026 Winter Olympic Games.[8]

World Cup results

Season standings

Season
Age Overall Slalom Giant
slalom 		Super G Downhill
2022 20 138 — 51 53 —
2023 21 133 — — 58 59
2024 22 140 — — 52 —
2025 23 49 — — 13 32
2026 24 8 — — 5 3
Standings through 13 March 2026

Race podiums

  • 2 wins (1 SG, 1 DH)
  • 5 podiums (2 SG, 3 DH)
Season
Date Location Discipline Place
2026 18 December 2025 Val Gardena, Italy Super-G 3rd
16 January 2026    Wengen, Switzerland Super-G 1st
17 January 2026 Downhill 3rd
24 January 2026 Kitzbühel, Austria Downhill 1st
13 March 2026 Courchevel, France Downhill 2nd

World Championship results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
slalom 		Super-G Downhill Combined Team
combined 		Parallel
2021 19 — 14 — — 23 N/a BDNF
2025 23 — 20 DNF 21 N/a — N/a

Olympic results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
slalom 		Super-G Downhill Team combined
2026 24 — 24 6 2 7

References

  1. ^ "La squadra gialloverde". gdf.gov.it (in Italian). Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Giovanni Franzoni: Five things to know about Italy's newest Alpine skiing star". olympics.com. 24 January 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Giovanni Franzoni". imdb.com. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Giovanni Franzoni - Athlete Information". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Giovanni Franzoni gewinnt Hahnenkamm-Abfahrt auf der Streif". zeit.de (in German). 24 January 2026. Retrieved 13 March 2026. In voller Fahrt rast der Italiener Giovanni Franzoni zu seinem Sieg beim Hahnenkamm-Rennen in Kitzbühel.
  6. ^ "Ora è ufficiale, Giovanni Franzoni vince la Coppa Europa!". sciaremag.it (in Italian). 19 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  7. ^ "L'Italia tocca quota 198 successi nella Coppa del mondo maschile. Franzoni quarto azzurro a trionfare sulla Streif in discesa". fisi.org (in Italian). 24 January 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  8. ^ "FRANZONI ARGENTO OLIMPICO, PARIS BRONZO!!! TRIPUDIO AZZURRO SULLA STELVIO". fisi.org (in Italian). 7 February 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
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