Meillard hails Swiss 'golden era' after slalom win caps Olympic domination

Franjo von Allmen set the pace, scorching to wins in the two opening speed events of the downhill and super-G in Bormio. Von Allmen then sealed a record-equalling third gold in the same Winter Games -- alongside Austrian Toni Sailer and France's Jean-Claude Killy -- after partnering Tanguy Nef to team combined victory. While Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen claimed gold in the giant slalom for a first-ever Winter Olympic medal for South America, he skied out of the first leg of the slalom. That...