Brazil’s Olympic Skiing Champion Pinheiro Braathen Wins Season-Opening Giant Slalom
The Norwegian-born skier extended his giant-slalom winning streak to four races and earned his ninth career World Cup victory.
- On Sunday, October 25, 2026, Brazilian Olympic champion Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won the season-opening World Cup giant slalom in Sölden, Austria, clocking a combined time of 1:44.72 for his ninth career victory.
- Strong winds forced organizers to shorten the Rettenbach glacier course, while Braathen, who switched nationalities two years ago to represent Brazil, navigated the difficult conditions from Norway's alpine program.
- Olympic slalom champion Loic Meillard finished second, while five-time overall World Cup champion Marco Odermatt placed third, extending Braathen's unbeaten giant slalom streak to four consecutive races.
- "There was a lot of pressure on my shoulders today," Braathen said regarding his title defense, while Meillard noted, "Soelden and me haven't been friends in the last few years."
- The World Cup circuit continues in Levi, Finland, where men's and women's slalom races are scheduled for November 14-15, as Braathen pursues momentum in technical disciplines.
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Pinheiro Braathen wins Soelden giant slalom
The Norway-born Brazilian clocked a combined winning time of 1min 44.72sec for his ninth World Cup victory. "There was a lot of pressure on my shoulders today," the 26-year-old said in reference to the beginning of his title defence and the highly-anticipated resumption of his rivalry with former GS king Marco Odermatt. "But pressure is privilege and I was able to capitalise on that. What a relief to be able to open the show in this way." It was…
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SOELDEN Brazilian skijaš Lucas Pinheiro Braathen pobjednik je veleslaloma Svjetskog kupa u austrijskom Soeldenu, at the start of the new season, dok je hrvatski skijaš Filip Zubčić zauzeo 19. mjesto. Nakon prve vožnje vodio je 26-godišnji Pinheiro Braathen, a na vrhu […] Objava Filip Zubčić zauzeo 19. mjesto na veleslalom u Soldenu. Slavio Brazilac Pinheiro Braathen pojavila se prvi puta na Novi list.
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