Slalom champion Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won the Alpine Skiing World Cup event in Levi, Finland, on Sunday.
Pinheiro Braathen completed his two runs in 1min48s04, finishing 56 hundredths of a second ahead of France’s Clément Noel, Estadão reported. Switzerland’s Loïc Meillard took third place, trailing the winner by 73 hundredths of a second.
The triumph marked the skier’s second victory of the 2026/2027 season and his tenth career World Cup win. He set the pace early with a 52s69 run in the first descent before sealing the result with a 55s35 second run.
Victory in the Lapんだ region brought a traditional prize: a live reindeer. Because he also won the Levi slalom in 2025, the Brazilian athlete now owns two reindeer named after his victories in Finnish Lapland.
“É muito bom estar aqui. Não sei exatamente o que dizer. É a primeira vitória do Brasil em Copa do Mundo aqui. Obrigada a todo mundo. Obrigado a confiança. Agradeço a toda a torcida presente. Semana que vem vou para a próxima etapa da Copa do Mundo tentar ganhar de novo, vai ser desafiador, mas vou tentar,” Pinheiro Braathen told ESPN Brasil.
With victories in both Sölden and Levi, Pinheiro Braathen leads the overall World Cup standings with 200 points. Fellow Brazilian competitor Christian Oliveira Soevik placed 52nd with a time of 55.59 during the first run and did not advance to the top-30 second round.
The circuit moves next to Gurgl, Austria, for another slalom competition scheduled for November 22.
