Brazilian Olympic champion leads World Cup giant slalom season opener
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 25 Oct, 11:02 · Archive
Brazilian Olympic champion Lucas Pinheiro Braathen led the opening run of the season-opening World Cup giant slalom in Sölden, Austria on Sunday, positioned to extend his winning streak in the discipline to four races. The Norwegian-born skier stood 0.24 seconds ahead of Olympic slalom champion Loic Meillard and 0.49 seconds ahead of Stefan Brennsteiner. Five-time defending overall champion Marco Odermatt was fourth, 0.55 behind.
The race was held in difficult conditions after the course was shortened due to strong winds on the upper portion of the Rettenbach glacier. After his run, Pinheiro Braathen blew a kiss to the crowd, which included a small group of spectators waving Brazilian flags.
Pinheiro Braathen has been unbeaten in giant slalom since his Olympic breakthrough at last year's Milan Cortina Games, where he earned South America its first Winter Olympic medal. He won the final two World Cup giant slalom races last season to seal the season-long discipline title. He switched nationalities two years ago to represent his mother's home country, and his slalom victory in Levi, Finland nearly a year ago was Brazil's first World Cup victory in Alpine skiing.
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- Brazil's Olympic ski champion Pinheiro Braathen poised for win with 1st-run lead at season openerBrazilian Olympic champion Lucas Pinheiro Braathen leads the opening run of the season-opening World Cup giant slalom and is poised to extend his winning streak in the discipline to four races.News4Jax · 25 Oct, 10:20
- Brazil's Olympic ski champion Pinheiro Braathen poised for win with 1st-run lead at season openerBrazilian Olympic champion Lucas Pinheiro Braathen leads the opening run of the season-opening World Cup giant slalom and is poised to extend his winning streak in the discipline to four races.Clickorlando · 25 Oct, 10:20
In this story: Lucas Pinheiro Braathen · Loic Meillard · Marco Odermatt · Brazil · Austria
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