Kristoffersen Claims First Giant Slalom Win in Three Years at Kranjska Gora

Norwegian skier Henrik Kristoffersen narrowly defeated Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, who nearly secured a historic first World Cup victory for his nation.

• Henrik Kristoffersen won the World Cup giant slalom in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, marking his first victory in the discipline since March 2022.
• Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, who switched federations last year, finished second, just 0.41 seconds behind Kristoffersen, narrowly missing Brazil's first-ever Alpine skiing World Cup win.
• Swiss skier Marco Odermatt, the reigning Olympic and three-time World Cup GS champion, placed third after leading the super-G standings earlier in the season.
• Kristoffersen and Odermatt have dominated the Podkoren course, winning all seven giant slalom races held there since 2019.
• Austria's Raphael Haaser finished seventh in his first race since winning the giant slalom world title on home snow in Saalbach-Hinterglemm two weeks ago.

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