Three numbers: Franjo von Allmen rushes towards the San Pietro jump at 103 kilometers per hour. It flies 53 meters. When it lands, the sensors measure 109 kilometers per hour. He immediately goes into the downhill squat. “I feel a bit uneasy about jumps like that,” he says with a grin after the race. “I know how to control it.”

This is Franjo von Allmen. If the 24-year-old doesn’t fall or his risky riding style forces him to perform spectacular maneuvers, he is hard to beat in the supreme Alpine discipline. Today is such a day, today he wins the first gold medal of this year Olympic Games.