US EditionPinheiro Braathen leads last GS before Olympics as he chases Brazil's 2nd ski World Cup victory
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen led the World Cup giant slalom opening run, aiming for Brazil's second World Cup GS win and an Olympic medal after switching federations in 2024.
- On Jan 27, 2026 in Schladming, Loic Meillard won the night giant slalom, denying Lucas Pinheiro Braathen a GS victory for Brazil.
- After switching federations in 2024, Braathen has four GS podiums—all second places—and a slalom win in Finland gave Brazil its first top-level ski victory.
- Racing under the floodlights on the icy Planai course, Braathen led after the opening run but lost time on rutted turns, finishing 0.73 seconds behind.
- Meillard's win earned him 100 points and lifted him to third in the giant slalom standings, behind Braathen and 2022 Olympic GS champion Marco Odermatt, who holds a 103-point advantage.
- Unheralded Alban Elezi Cannaferina clocked the fastest second run to move from eighth to third for his first World Cup podium, 0.90 behind Meillard.
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The Straits Times
PressNewsAgencyAlpine skiing-Swiss Meillard wins giant slalom under Schladming lights
SCHLADMING, Austria, Jan 27 - Switzerland's Loic Meillard carved to victory in a floodlit World Cup giant slalom race on Tuesday as his illustrious teammate Marco Odermatt finished just off the podium. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Loïc Meillard wins Schladming's night giant slalom in 2023, with a comfortable lead against Lucas Pinheiro Braathen.
Pure excitement promises giant slalom and slalom of the men in the World Cup season 2025/26. In Schladming in Austria the alpine ski stars fight for further important points for the overall classification. All results here.
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Pinheiro Braathen leads last GS before Olympics as he chases Brazil's 2nd ski World Cup victory
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen was fastest in the opening run of a men’s World Cup giant slalom as he proved again he is an Olympic medal contender for Brazil not just in slalom.
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, a former Norwegian skier competing for Brazil, set the fastest time in the first run of the giant slalom under the floodlights in Schladming. Swiss Loic Meillard was only six hundredths of a second slower in second place. Slovenian ace Žan Kranjec finished the first part of the test under the Planai mountain in 12th place, more than a second behind.
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