Lucas Pinheiro Braathen started the new Alpine Ski World Cup season just as he finished the last one. The Giant Slalom World Cup Champion secured a commanding victory in Sölden.

In front of 14,600 ski fans in Sölden, Paula Moltzan secured her first Alpine Ski World Cup victory. The American skier finished 0.01 seconds ahead of Lara Colturi, with Emma Aicher completing the podium 0.52 seconds behind Moltzan.

On Saturday, October 24, all eyes will turn to the majestic Rettenbach Glacier in Soelden for the opening event of the Alpine Ski World Cup

The races of the Alpine Ski World Cup Season Opener Soelden will be held again in the Rettenbach Glacier World Cup Racecourse

The 2026-2027 Alpine Ski World Cup season is just around the corner. After months of waiting, the skiing circus will be back in 60 days. Sölden (Tirol, Austria) will again host the first Races of the season. As every year, the Women's Giant Slalom opens the new World Cup.

The 2026-2027 Alpine Ski World Cup season is just around the corner. After months of waiting, the skiing circus will be back in 100 days. Sölden (Tirol, Austria) will again host the first Races of the season. As every year, the Women's Giant Slalom opens the new World Cup.

Since its inception in 1967, Giant Slalom has been an integral part of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup. At the end of October, the 2025-2026 winter season kicks off with the traditional Women's and Men's Giant Slalom races on the Rettenbach Glacier in Soelden.

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, the Giant Slalom Olympic Champion, won the Giant Slalom Alpine Ski World Cup Crystal Globe during the 2025-2026 winter season. The 25-year-old Brazilian celebrated his second victory of the season in this discipline at the last race held in Hafjell, snatching the title from Marco Odermatt.

Julia Scheib finished on the podium eight times in ten Alpine Ski World Cup Giant Slalom races during the 2025-2026 winter season, winning five of those races (Sölden, Tremblant, Semmering, Kronplatz, and Are), with two second-place finishes and a third-place finish in the final race at the Finals in Hafjell.

Mikaela Shiffrin's record of 110 wins makes her, statistically, the most successful skier in Alpine Ski World Cup history.

Canadian Valerie Grenier won the last Alpine Ski World Cup Giant Slalom of the 2025-2026 winter season in Hafjell. She finished 0.43 seconds ahead of Mina Fürst Holtmann. Giant Slalom Crystal Globe winner Julia Scheib took third place, 0.57 seconds behind Grenier. Mikaela Shiffrin secured her sixth overall Crystal Globe with an eleventh-place finish in today's race. She finished only 87 points ahead of Emma Aicher.

Giant Slalom Olympic Champion Lucas Pinheiro Braathen claimed today the discipline Alpine Ski World Cup Crystal Globe. The Norwegian-born skier, now representing Brazil, secured victory today thanks to his flawless first run. The 25-year-old exploited his leading position in the second run to beat Loic Meillard by 0.58 seconds. Atle Lie McGrath finished in third place, 0.87 seconds behind.

Julia Scheib achieved today in Are her fifth victory and seventh podium in the Giant Slalom for the 2025-2026 winter season. Paula Moltzan finished in second place, 0.36 seconds behind Scheib. Alice Robinson completed the podium, finishing 0.75 seconds off the pace

Next weekend, the last Women's Giant Slalom and Slalom of the Alpine Ski World Cup season before the Finals in Lillehammer will be held in Are

Giant Slalom Olympic Champion Lucas Pinheiro Braathen claimed victory in the Giant Slalom in Kranjska Gora. The Norwegian-born skier, now representing Brazil, secured victory thanks to his flawless first run. The 25-year-old exploited his leading position in the second run to beat Loic Meillard by 0.54 seconds. Stefan Brennsteiner finished in third place, 0.80 seconds behind

Next weekend 2 Men's races, a Giant Slalom and a Slalom of the Alpine Ski World Cup, will be held in the Ski Resort of Kranjska Gora.

The journey we began in Soelden in October will come to an end in March with the Alpine Ski World Cup Finals in Lillehammer

Federica Brignone won the gold medal in the women's Giant Slalom at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, finishing ahead of a Nordic duo comprising Sweden's Sara Hector and Norway's Thea Louise Stjernesund, who tied for second place.

Lucas PinheiroBraathen claimed gold in the Giant Slalom at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, defeating big favorite Marco Odermatt and his teammate Loic Meillard to claim Brazil's first gold in Olympic Winter Games history.

Loic Meillard achieved an impressive victory at the Giant Slalom event of the Alpine Ski World Cup in Schladming. He finished 0.73 seconds ahead of the first-run leader, Lucas Pinheiro Braathen. Alban Elezi Cannaferina claimed third place, finishing 0.90 seconds behind Meillard.