Braathen gets stunning win in World Cup slalom at Wengen
2 years, 11 months ago

Braathen gets stunning win in World Cup slalom at Wengen

Associated Press  

WENGEN, Switzerland — Soaring from 29th place after the first run, Lucas Braathen scored a stunning win in a World Cup slalom on Sunday. “Words cannot describe how grateful I am,” said the 21-year-old Braathen, whose ranking dipped after a season-ending knee injury one year ago crashing over the finish line in the Adelboden giant slalom. Braathen had also been fast in the first run Sunday, until losing rhythm in the bottom half to barely qualify among the top 30 racers who advance to the second leg. A hugely unpredictable season in men’s slalom has now seen four different race winners, two of them starting outside the 30 top-ranked racers, and two wire-to-wire wins lost in the final meters.

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World champion Henrik Kristoffersen wins World Cup slalom for 1st victory in nearly 2 years
3 weeks, 5 days ago

World champion Henrik Kristoffersen wins World Cup slalom for 1st victory in nearly 2 years

Associated Press  

VAL d’ISERE, France — World champion Henrik Kristoffersen won a men’s World Cup slalom Sunday for his first victory in nearly two years after first-run leader Steven Amiez saw his dreams of a first win dashed. It also came with a bit of luck, with the absence of injured Olympic champion Clement Noel and a tumble for Amiez, who had …

Brazilian Skier Celebrates World Cup Success With Snow Samba
1 month ago

Brazilian Skier Celebrates World Cup Success With Snow Samba

Huff Post  

WCup Mens Giant Slalom Skiing via Associated Press It’s not just soccer anymore. Lucas Pinheiro Braathen became the first Brazilian skier to finish on a World Cup podium when he placed second in a giant slalom in Beaver Creek, Colorado, on Sunday. “It’s such a privilege to be able to be the first one to bring the Brazilian flag — …

Pinheiro Braathen performs snow samba to celebrate Brazil’s first podium in a World Cup ski race
1 month ago

Pinheiro Braathen performs snow samba to celebrate Brazil’s first podium in a World Cup ski race

Associated Press  

It’s not just soccer anymore. Lucas Pinheiro Braathen became the first Brazilian skier to finish on a World Cup podium when he placed second in a giant slalom in Beaver Creek, Colorado, on Sunday. “It’s such a privilege to be able to be the first one to bring the Brazilian flag — something that I’m so proud of — up …

Thomas Tumler wins giant slalom at Beaver Creek for 1st World Cup title
1 month ago

Thomas Tumler wins giant slalom at Beaver Creek for 1st World Cup title

Associated Press  

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — Thomas Tumler won his first World Cup race Sunday to help the Swiss team complete a clean sweep at Beaver Creek and edged out Lucas Pinheiro Braathen for the giant slalom title. The 35-year-old Tumler led after the first run with a time of 1:16.24 and then finished Run 2 in 1:11.36 for a total of …

Shiffrin wins World Cup slalom and takes quest for her 100th victory to North America
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Shiffrin wins World Cup slalom and takes quest for her 100th victory to North America

Associated Press  

GURGL, Austria — Mikaela Shiffrin is taking the quest for her 100th career World Cup victory to North America. “I guess it’s not impossible, but so many things have to go right,” Shiffrin said Saturday in the Austrian Alps after earning her record-extending 99th victory — which was this season’s second slalom. Austria’s Katharina Liensberger speeds down the course during …

Two Alpine Legends Return to Ignite the World Cup Spotlight on Brazil and the Netherlands
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Two Alpine Legends Return to Ignite the World Cup Spotlight on Brazil and the Netherlands

Associated Press  

Two ski stars, Lucas Pinheiro Braathen and Marcel Hirscher, will make their return to Alpine skiing at the World Cup this season. Braathen, who previously competed for Norway, will represent Brazil, while Hirscher will compete for the Netherlands. Both athletes have dual citizenship and will be looking to inspire a new generation of skiers in their respective countries.

Swiss skier Meillard wins last GS of season as Odermatt misses 45-year-old record
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Swiss skier Meillard wins last GS of season as Odermatt misses 45-year-old record

Associated Press  

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — Marco Odermatt failed to complete a perfect giant slalom season Saturday at the World Cup finals, where the Swiss star skied out in the second run while holding a commanding lead over eventual winner Loic Meillard. If you want to win, you have to take risks and then mistakes can happen,” said Odermatt, who is the Olympic …

Brazil gains Winter Olympics medal prospect after skier Lucas Braathen switches from Norway
10 months ago

Brazil gains Winter Olympics medal prospect after skier Lucas Braathen switches from Norway

Associated Press  

SALZBURG, Austria — Brazil has a top Winter Olympics medal prospect in Alpine skiing after the World Cup slalom champion last season, Lucas Braathen, announced on Thursday he will start to compete for his mother’s home nation. Braathen, whose father is Norwegian, split from the Nordic nation’s ski team on the eve of the season last October in a dispute …

French skier Allegre upsets favorites in World Cup super-G for 1st career win. Odermatt places 4th
11 months, 2 weeks ago

French skier Allegre upsets favorites in World Cup super-G for 1st career win. Odermatt places 4th

Associated Press  

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — French skier Nils Allegre sped to his first career World Cup victory Saturday as two late starters upset the higher-ranked favorites at a tight super-G on the classic Kandahar course. “It’s a good day, I had a perfect feeling on my ski from the top to the bottom, I feel really confident on it, I can push …

German skier Linus Strasser wins 2nd classic World Cup slalom in Austria in four days
11 months, 2 weeks ago

German skier Linus Strasser wins 2nd classic World Cup slalom in Austria in four days

Associated Press  

SCHLADMING, Austria — Linus Strasser became the first German skier in 34 years to win two men’s World Cup slaloms in a row by triumphing at a night race Wednesday, three days after he won the slalom of the classic Hahnenkamm event in Kitzbuehel. Two years ago, Strasser also won the annual night race — held at the venue of …

German skier Strasser takes Kitzbuehel slalom for 1st win in 2 years. Feller leads season standings
11 months, 2 weeks ago

German skier Strasser takes Kitzbuehel slalom for 1st win in 2 years. Feller leads season standings

Associated Press  

KITZBUEHEL, Austria — German skier Linus Strasser got down on his knees and kissed the snow on an Austrian slope he has known since he was a child, with his wife Maria and their one-year-old daughter watching from the stands. Returning to the place where he learned to ski as a young boy, Strasser won the men’s World Cup slalom …

Feller wins World Cup slalom by just .02 seconds to deny Norway another win at Adelboden
1 year ago

Feller wins World Cup slalom by just .02 seconds to deny Norway another win at Adelboden

Associated Press  

ADELBODEN, Switzerland — Manuel Feller denied the young Norwegian team another win at Adelboden in a World Cup slalom on Sunday and extended Austria’s unbeaten run in the discipline this season. “I saw ‘OK, these young guns from Norway, they’re going really hard,’” said Feller, one of the most charismatic ski racers sporting his trademark mustache and pointed beard. Feller’s …

Manuel Feller leads Austrian sweep at men’s World Cup slalom interrupted by climate activists
1 year, 1 month ago

Manuel Feller leads Austrian sweep at men’s World Cup slalom interrupted by climate activists

Associated Press  

GURGL, Austria — Manuel Feller led an Austrian sweep of the podium at a men’s World Cup slalom Saturday in a race that was interrupted by climate activists. Men’s race director Markus Waldner told Austrian TV that the International Ski and Snowboard Federation would reconsider its safety measures at races, with security staff better placed around the finish area to …

World Cup slalom champion Lucas Braathen retires from skiing two days before season starts
1 year, 2 months ago

World Cup slalom champion Lucas Braathen retires from skiing two days before season starts

Associated Press  

SOELDEN, Austria — World Cup slalom champion Lucas Braathen retired from his sport on Friday at the age of 23 in a surprise announcement by the Norwegian skier two days before the season starts. He said his ambitions to “transcend the sport” have been limited by a contract with the national federation all Norwegian World Cup skiers have to sign …

Norwegian skier Braathen wins men’s World Cup slalom title
1 year, 9 months ago

Norwegian skier Braathen wins men’s World Cup slalom title

Associated Press  

SOLDEU, Andorra — Norwegian skier Lucas Braathen fought back tears after wrapping up the men’s slalom season title Sunday, finishing runner-up in the last race at the World Cup Finals. It’s not this year, it’s every single hour I put in since I was nine years old and started skiing.” Ramon Zenhaeusern held on to his first-run lead to beat …

Ski standout Braathen has surgery on appendix before worlds
1 year, 11 months ago

Ski standout Braathen has surgery on appendix before worlds

Associated Press  

ZELL-AM-SEE, Austria — World Cup slalom standings leader Lucas Braathen left hospital on Thursday after surgery for appendicitis ahead of the world championships. The 22-year-old Norwegian will miss a World Cup slalom on Saturday in France and has only a slim chance of racing in two weeks’ time at the worlds in Courchevel and Meribel. “We’ll just hope for as …

Meillard beats Caviezel for Swiss 1-2 in GS; Odermatt rests
1 year, 11 months ago

Meillard beats Caviezel for Swiss 1-2 in GS; Odermatt rests

Associated Press  

SCHLADMING, Austria — Loïc Meillard beat his teammate Gino Caviezel to lead a Swiss 1-2 finish at a floodlit World Cup giant slalom Wednesday. I like the snow, I like the slope, so it’s pretty cool.” Meillard was the junior world champion in GS and had six World Cup podiums in the discipline without a win. Meillard is one of …

Swiss skier Yule beats Ryding to win slalom in Kitzbuehel
1 year, 11 months ago

Swiss skier Yule beats Ryding to win slalom in Kitzbuehel

Associated Press  

KITZBUEHEL, Austria — Daniel Yule reinforced what he called his “love affair” with Kitzbuehel by winning the men’s World Cup slalom in the posh Austrian ski resort for a second time Sunday. Dave Ryding, who triumphed last year to become the first British skier to win a World Cup race, posted the fastest time in the second run and improved …

Braathen beats boyhood buddy McGrath to win World Cup slalom
2 years ago

Braathen beats boyhood buddy McGrath to win World Cup slalom

Associated Press  

ADELBODEN, Switzerland — Close friends since childhood, Lucas Braathen and Atle Lie McGrath fulfilled their shared dream Sunday by finishing 1-2 in a World Cup ski race. “I can’t believe we are finally here.” Braathen’s fifth career World Cup win, and third in slalom, lifted him atop the season-long discipline standings. “Obviously, I don’t have the best history with the …

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