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Overview
- Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won Saturday’s giant slalom in Kranjska Gora with a combined 2:11.95 after leading the first run, finishing ahead of Loïc Meillard by 0.54s and Stefan Brennsteiner in third.
- Marco Odermatt placed fifth in the race, leaving the giant slalom standings at 495 points for Odermatt and 447 for Braathen with the discipline globe to be settled at the final GS in Lillehammer later in March.
- On Sunday Braathen added bronze in the Kranjska Gora slalom, clocking 1:38.89 to finish 0.04s behind winner Atle Lie McGrath, with Henrik Kristoffersen second by 0.01s.
- The slalom result keeps McGrath atop that discipline with 552 points to Braathen’s 511, with the World Cup finals slated for March 24–25 in Hafjell, Norway.
- The Kranjska Gora GS victory was Braathen’s seventh World Cup win and third in giant slalom this season campaign, extending a post‑Olympic surge after his Milano‑Cortina gold for Brazil.