HAFJELL (NORVEGIA) (ITALPRESS) – Lucas Pinheiro Braathen wins the Hafjell giant and wins the World Cup of Speciality 2025/2026. The South American takes advantage of the clamorous exit during the first heat of Marco Odermatt, leader of the discipline classification on the eve, to give to Brazil – after the Olympic gold in Milan-Cortina always between the wide doors – the first crystal ball of the history of alpine skiing. Braathen stops the chronometer on the time of 2’20′′′65, preceding 0′′′58 the Swiss Loic Meillard. Complete the podium the Norwegian Athle Lie McGrath (+0′′′87), which ends just in front of the Austrian Stefan Brennsteiner, fourth to 0′′88.
In the ranking of giant Braathen closes with 547 points, followed by Odermatt (495) and Meillard (486).
Final of disappointing season for Alex Vinatzer, which goes beyond the 19th place to 3′′20 lag from the summit. “In general in this season finale I realized I had problems on spring snow. I don’t feel comfortable, I can’t make results as it had already happened last season, when I started well on the winter snow and then I fell”, the words of the 26-year-old Bolzano, which concludes the 2026 in ninth position in the classification of specialties with 224 points.
In the race also Giovanni Franzoni, 21st to 3′′49: “I skied a little more in action, unfortunately the snow was slippery in the central part. I think I went a little better, now I can relax after an incredible season. I think I was good at managing emotions during the year”, the statements of Olympic silver descending at the Games in Milan-Cortina 2026.
Tomorrow will cast the curtain on the World Cup with slalom: first time 10.30 and second at 13.30 with Tommaso Sala unico blu in gara.
L’ORDINE DI ARRIVO
1. Lucas Pinheiro Braathen (Bra) in 2’20′′′65
2. Loic Meillard (Sui) to 0′58
3. Athle Lie McGrath (Nor) to 0′87
4. Stefan Brennsteiner (Aut) to 0′′88
5. Timon Haugan (Nor) to 0′′99
6. Sam Maes (Bel) to 1′′78
7. Joshua Sturm (Aut) to 1′′88
7. Anton Grammel (Ger) to 1′′88
9. Marco Schwarz (Aut) to 1′′96
10. Fabian Gratz (Ger) to 2′′37
19. Alex Vinatzer (Ita) to 3′′′20
21. Giovanni Franzoni (Ita) to 3′′49
LA CLASSIFICA GENERALE
1. Marco Odermatt (Sui) 1626 points
2. Lucas Pinheiro Braathen (1058)
3. Athle Lie McGrath (Nor) 904
4. Loic Meillard (Sui) 843
5. Henrik Kristoffersen (Nor) 771
6. Franjo Von Allmen (Sui) 770
7. Vincent Kriechmayr (Aut) 731
8. Dominik Paris (Ita) 698
9. Timon Haugan (Nor) 676
10. John Franzoni (Ita) 663
18. Alex Vinatzer (Ita) 385
21. Mattia Casse (Ita) 302
23. Florian Schieder (Ita) 299
43. Christof Innerhofer (Ita) 170
49. Benjamin Jacques Alliod (162)
60. Tommaso Sala (Ita) 115
62. William Bosca (Ita) 112
91. Giovanni Borsotti (Ita) 49
103. Filippo Della Vite (Ita) 36
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