Pinheiro Braathen wins the opening giant slalom of the season in Austria
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won the opening giant slalom in Soelden, Austria, by 0.48 seconds from Loic Meillard and 0.01 from third-placed Marco Odermatt. The next round is in Levi, Finland, on 15 November.

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Lucas Pinheiro Braathen abriu a temporada do esqui alpino como fechou a anterior: vencendo. Neste domingo, na Áustria, o brasileiro campeão olímpico ganhou a primeira prova do slalom gigante masculino, disputada na geleira Rettenbach, em Soelden, com percurso reduzido pelos ventos fortes.
Na descida inicial, foi 0,24 segundo mais rápido que o resto do pelotão. Depois confirmou: 0,48 segundo de frente para o suíço Loic Meillard, ouro olímpico no slalom. Marco Odermatt, pentacampeão geral da Copa do Mundo, terminou em terceiro, 0,01 segundo atrás do compatriota, depois de cravar o melhor tempo da segunda descida.
“Que alívio poder abrir a temporada dessa forma”, disse o esquiador, ainda invicto no gigante desde o ouro olímpico.
Ele contou que trabalhou a pré-temporada inteira e buscou novos caminhos. “Trabalhei muito durante todo o verão. Estive buscando novas motivações, novos caminhos para evoluir a partir do ouro olímpico do ano passado e do Globo de Cristal do slalom gigante”, afirmou, projetando metas novas.
Nascido na Noruega, ele faturou o ouro em Milão-Cortina, em fevereiro, e vinha de duas vitórias seguidas no gigante na temporada 2025-26.
O norte-americano River Radamus foi quarto, depois de ser apenas o 15º na primeira descida. O britânico Freddy Carrick-Smith, 46º na ordem de largada, subiu para 21º e terminou em 12º.
Giovanni Franzoni, da Itália, e o norueguês Atle Lie McGrath deixaram a prova.
No sábado, a prova feminina de abertura teve vitória da norte-americana Paula Moltzan. Levi, na Finlândia, recebe o próximo slalom masculino em 15 de novembro — um dia depois de a disputa feminina acontecer no mesmo lugar. Na temporada passada, justamente ali, Pinheiro Braathen ganhou sua primeira prova já sob a bandeira do Brasil.
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