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03/24 07:21 CDT Lucas Pinheiro Braathen wins World Cup giant slalom to take
season title for Brazil
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen wins World Cup giant slalom to take season title for
Brazil
HAFJELL, Norway (AP) --- Olympic champion Lucas Pinheiro Braathen added the
World Cup giant slalom season title on Tuesday in a stunning campaign for the
Brazilian skier.
Racing on the slope where he grew up, the Norway-born star protected his
first-run lead to finish 0.58 seconds ahead of Loc Meillard, who would have
taken the season-long title had Pinheiro Braathen failed to finish.
Pinheiro Braathen won the season-long slalom title in 2023 when skiing for
Norway, before his split months later with the national ski federation in a
dispute over sponsorship. That pushed him toward competing for his mother's
home nation.
At the start of racing on Tuesday, Swiss superstar Marco Odermatt led the giant
slalom standings but he failed to complete his first run.
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