Braathen starts where he stopped
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won the opening men’s giant slalom of the World Cup season in Sölden on Sunday. The Brazilian, Olympic champion in Bormio and last year’s winner of the giant slalom crystal globe, finished 0.48 seconds ahead of Switzerland’s Loïc Meillard. Marco Odermatt took third at 0.49.
He took the lead after the first run despite wind and a lowered start, holding a 0.24 advantage over Meillard. In the second leg he kept attacking the gates and left the Swiss no opening. Meillard had briefly moved into the green seat by a hundredth ahead of Odermatt before Braathen came down.
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Odermatt on the podium again
Odermatt, the dominant figure on the circuit, still collected his 103rd World Cup podium in 200 starts. American River Radamus was close to a second career podium and finished fourth, 0.82 back, after posting the second-fastest time in the final run. Only world champion Raphael Haaser was quicker on that leg, and he ended up fifth at 0.86.
France’s day
Three French skiers reached the second run. Léo Anguenot made the best move, recording the third-fastest time in the final leg to climb to ninth, 1.10 behind, for a top 10 in the first race of the winter. Thibaut Favrot finished 13th after sitting in the top 10 at the halfway mark, and Alban Elezi Cannaferina took 24th, 2.13 off the winner.
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