Lucas Braathen
Lucas Braathen | |
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.jpg) Pinheiro Braathen in 2026 with his gold medal won at the 2026 Winter Olympics. | |
| Born | 19 April 2000 |
| Other names | Lucas Pinheiro Braathen |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen (born 19 April 2000) is a Norwegian-born Brazilian Alpine skier who races in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom. Between 2018 and 2023, he represented Norway until his retirement from World Cup racing. In March 2024, he announced that he would return to represent Brazil instead.[1] At the 2026 Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the giant slalom, becoming the first racer to represent Brazil to win a medal at the Winter Olympics, as well as the first athlete representing a South American nation to win a Winter Olympic medal.
World Cup results
Season titles
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Season |
| Discipline | |
| 2023 | Slalom |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Giant slalom |
Season standings
| Season | ||||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel | |
Representing  Norway | ||||||||
| 2019 | 18 | 147 | — | 51 | — | — | — | N/a |
| 2020 | 19 | 27 | 24 | 15 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 2021 | 20 | 43 | — | 15 | — | — | N/a | 18 |
| 2022 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 39 | — | N/a | |
Representing  Brazil | ||||||||
| 2025 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | N/a | N/a |
| 2026 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||
Race podiums
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| Representing Norway | ||||
| 2021 | 18 October 2020 |  Sölden, Austria |
Giant Slalom | 1st |
| 2022 | 16 January 2022 | .svg.png){kind=small} Wengen, Switzerland |
Slalom | 1st |
| 22 January 2022 | Kitzbühel, Austria |
Slalom | 2nd | |
| 12 March 2022 |  Kranjska Gora, Slovenia |
Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 19 March 2022 |  Courchevel, France |
Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 2023 | 11 December 2022 | Val d'Isère, France |
Slalom | 1st |
| 18 December 2022 |  Alta Badia, Italy |
Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 8 January 2023 | Adelboden, Switzerland |
Slalom | 1st | |
| 15 January 2023 | Wengen, Switzerland |
Slalom | 3rd | |
| 22 January 2023 | Kitzbühel, Austria |
Slalom | 3rd | |
| 24 January 2023 | Schladming, Austria |
Slalom | 3rd | |
| 19 March 2023 |  Soldeu, Andorra |
Slalom | 2nd | |
| Representing Brazil | ||||
| 2025 | 9 December 2024 |  Beaver Creek, United States |
Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 11 January 2025 | Adelboden, Switzerland |
Slalom | 2nd | |
| 26 January 2025 | Kitzbühel, Austria |
Slalom | 3rd | |
| 1 March 2025 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia |
Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 16 March 2025 | Hafjell, Norway |
Slalom | 3rd | |
| 2026 | 16 November 2025 |  Levi, Finland |
Slalom | 1st |
| 21 December 2025 | Alta Badia, Italy |
Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 10 January 2026 | Adelboden, Switzerland |
Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 18 January 2026 | Wengen, Switzerland |
Slalom | 2nd | |
| 27 January 2026 | Schladming, Austria |
Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 7 March 2026 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia |
Giant slalom | 1st | |
| 8 March 2026 | Slalom | 3rd | ||
| 24 March 2026 | Hafjell, Norway |
Giant slalom | 1st | |
World Championship results
| Year | |||||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team combined |
Parallel | Team event | |
| Representing Norway | |||||||||
| 2023 | 22 | 7 | — | — | — | — | N/a | — | — |
| Representing Brazil | |||||||||
| 2025 | 24 | 13 | 14 | — | — | N/a | — | N/a | — |
Olympic results
| Year | ||||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team combined |
Team event | |
| Representing Norway | ||||||||
| 2022 | 21 | DNF1 | DNF2 | — | — | — | N/a | — |
| Representing Brazil | ||||||||
| 2026 | 25 | DNF1 | 1 | — | — | N/a | — | N/a |
Sources
- ↑ "Fixiert: Lucas Braathen fährt künftig für Brasilien". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German).