US EditionBrennsteiner Gets First World Cup Win After Odermatt Skis Out
Stefan Brennsteiner secured his first World Cup giant slalom win by extending a 0.70-second lead to 0.95 on a challenging 422-meter high-altitude course, officials said.
- On Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, Stefan Brennsteiner won the men's giant slalom at Copper Mountain, claiming his first World Cup victory as Marco Odermatt skied out in the first run.
- With a lucky bib draw on Thursday, Brennsteiner said, `I was pretty excited yesterday when I heard number one because the conditions are amazing down here and to ski on such a course with number one is one of the most beautiful things which you can imagine in ski racing,` Brennsteiner said, after 82 starts across 11 seasons.
- Brennsteiner posted the fastest first run and extended his lead to 95-hundredths of a second on the 422-meter West Encore, finishing in 2min 30.98sec.
- The result reshuffled the giant slalom standings as Stefan Brennsteiner seized the lead with 150 points ahead of Marco Schwarz, and the tour now moves to the Beaver Creek four-day stop.
- Looking ahead to the Olympics, Brennsteiner, who won team gold at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, said altitude, length and steepness caused upsets including Atle Lie McGrath dropping out.
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Austrian claims first career World Cup win at Copper Cup giant slalom
For the first time in his career, Stefan Brennsteiner was No. 1 at the start — and finish — of a World Cup race day. “I was pretty excited yesterday when I heard number one because the conditions are amazing down here and to ski on such a course with number one is one of the most beautiful things you can imagine in ski racing,” the Austrian said after Friday’s giant slalom. After 82 starts across 11 seasons, the 34-year-old finally claimed his f…
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Austrian claims first-career World Cup win at Copper Cup giant slalom
For the first time in his career, Stefan Brennsteiner was No. 1 at the start — and finish — of a World Cup race day. “I was pretty excited yesterday when I heard number one because the conditions are amazing down here and to ski on such a course with number one is one of the most beautiful things you can imagine in ski racing,” the Austrian said after Friday’s giant slalom. After 82 starts across 11 seasons, the 34-year-old finally claimed his f…
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