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Brazil's Olympic skiing champion Pinheiro Braathen wins
season-opening giant slalom

   The Associated Press | Posted: October 25, 2026 1:44 PM | Last
   Updated: Just now

   Brazilian skier remains unbeaten in giant slalom since claiming
   gold at 2026 Olympics

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   Caption: Lucas Pinheiro Braathen of Team Brazil celebrates
   during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Men's Giant Slalom on
   Sunday in Soelden, Austria. (Christophe Pallot/Agence
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   The Brazilian skier who earned South America its first medal at
   the Winter Olympics remains unbeatable in giant slalom. Lucas
   Pinheiro Braathen won the season-opener on the Rettenbach
   glacier on Sunday to extend his winning streak in the
   discipline to four races, a streak that began with his gold at
   last season's Milano Cortina Games.
   The Norwegian-born Pinheiro Braathen added to his first-run
   advantage and finished nearly a half-second ahead of the two
   Swiss skiers who completed the podium.
   Olympic slalom champion Loic Meillard finished second, 0.48
   seconds behind, and five-time defending overall champion Marco
   Odermatt came third, 0.49 back.
   WATCH | Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen wins World Cup giant
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   Caption: Lucas Pinheiro Braathen posted a total time of
   1:44.72, with a 52.32-second run capturing him the top spot in
   Sölden.
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   American racer River Radamus moved up from 15th after the first
   run to finish fourth, 0.82 behind.
   After his second run, Pinheiro Braathen held his arms out wide
   in celebration and yelled toward the crowd, which featured a
   small group of spectators waving Brazilian flags.
   The course was shortened due to strong winds on the upper
   portion of the Rettenbach glacier and the race was held in flat
   light.
   Pinheiro Braathen is unbeaten in giant slalom since his Olympic
   breakthrough, having also won the final two World Cup GS races
   last season to seal the season-long discipline title. He
   switched nationalities two years ago to represent his mother's
   home country.
   Pineheiro Braathen's slalom victory in Levi, Finland, nearly a
   year ago was Brazil's first World Cup victory in Alpine skiing.
   He now has nine career World Cup wins — including four since he
   started representing Brazil.
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       season-opening giant slalom

   Atle Lie McGrath stood fifth after the first run but lost
   control early in his second run.
   Marco Schwarz lost control shortly into the opening run and
   went through a gate.
   On Saturday, Paula Moltzan claimed her first career World Cup
   victory in the women's opener; while Mikaela Shiffrin finished
   seventh.

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