By Martyn Herman BORMIO, Italy, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Swiss young gun Franjo von Allmen produced a stunning descent of the fearsome Stelvio slope to win the Olympic Alpine skiing men's downhill on Saturday as illustrious teammate and race favourite Marco Odermatt missed the podium.

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Odermatt also won the super-G in Kitzbühel last year, but is still after his first downhill win at the iconic venue, with three podiums results from eight starts. “When you are at the start, you want to give your best. It does not happen all the time that you have the same power, the same focus,” he said.