Overview
- Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won the men's giant slalom at Sölden on Sunday, outpacing Loïc Meillard in second and Marco Odermatt in third.
- Race officials from the FIS and the local organising committee moved the start to a reserve position hours before the men's race because of strong wind that shortened the course and changed visibility for athletes.
- Paula Moltzan took the women's race in Sölden and Emma Aicher produced a surprise podium with third place, underscoring unexpected early-season contenders on both sides.
- Germany's Fabian Gratz finished sixth in the men's race, his second-best World Cup result, while other teams said the variable glacier conditions make early-season form hard to judge.
- Sölden's Rettenbach glacier regularly presents limited snow, wind and light challenges that can force course changes, so the next stops such as Levi, Copper Mountain and the World Championships in Crans-Montana will be key to seeing whether Braathen's result marks a sustained title threat to Odermatt.