Close Friends Radamus, Negomir Represent Team USA Well in Team Combined
Kyle Negomir laid down a proud, aggressive downhill run and River Radamus pulled out all the stops in the afternoon slalom, as Team USA finished 19th in the alpine team combined on another sun-splashed day on Bormio’s Stelvio slope at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games.
Swiss speedster Franjo Von Allman teamed up with countryman Tanguy Neff to win his second gold medal of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games with a combined downhill and slalom run time of 2 minutes, 44.04 seconds. Von Allmen also won gold in the downhill on Saturday. The Austrian pair of Vincent Kriechmayr and Manuel Feller, along with the Swiss pair of Marco Odermatt and Loic Meillard, tied for the silver medal at 2:45.03.
Negomir came out hot in the downhill, which was the first run of the team combined. Just off the leading split midway down the track, he was poised to pull out another top-10 downhill performance as he did in Saturday’s Olympic downhill. However, a slight mistake on the lower portion of the course knocked him off the pace.
“Coming in as an underdog team, we had to really push the limit to be able to be competitive and fight for a medal here,” Negomir said. ”I might have gone just over the limit, unfortunately, in a couple of turns and made a few too many mistakes."
“It's super special and pretty unique in our sport to get to ski for a team and take risks and really push the limit for more than just yourself,” he added. “That just added that extra level of motivation to be on the edge today.”
For Negomir, just having the opportunity to race alongside one of his best friends, especially after missing the 2025 World Championships last season, was very special. “Last year I was the only guy from, I think, our whole men's team, that was sitting at home watching the world championships,” he said. “So to be here and be part of the team and representing the U.S. in the team event, that means a ton.”
In the afternoon slalom, Radamus, who hasn’t raced slalom since the U.S. Alpine Championships last season, gave it his all against some of the best slalom skiers in the world.
“I sat out here, and I watched (Kyle) ski his run, and I was sort of moved because he skied so hard,” Radamus said. “He skied with all his heart and made a couple of mistakes, but he was skiing so fearlessly. So I knew I had to return the favor. I don't think either of us had perfect runs, but as Kyle said, we grew up together. We've seen the sacrifices each other have made. We have pushed each other for years now. So getting to race for my brother here and for my country is a really special moment.”
Radamous will get another shot at the slalom course on Monday, Feb. 16. He also plans to race the Super-G on Wednesday, Feb. 11 and the giant slalom on Saturday, Feb. 14. Negomir, meanwhile, also plans to race the super-G and the giant slalom.
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Olympic team combined
