Braathen wins season opener in Sölden - Haaser fifth
Raphael Haaser's comeback with the fastest time in the second run is rewarded with a top-5 result. Stefan Brennsteiner falls back.
The first winner of the new men's Ski World Cup season is Lucas Pinheiro Braathen.
The Brazilian was already the best giant slalom skier in the world last season and is now successfully carrying his form into the new season. The Olympic champion wins the opening giant slalom in Sölden in dominant fashion.
Braathen defends his halfway lead and ultimately wins by 0.48 seconds ahead of Loic Meillard (SUI) and 0.49 seconds ahead of Marco Odermatt (SUI).
Haaser still fifth after comeback
The best Austrian is Raphael Haaser, who finishes fifth.
The Tyrolean delivers a strong second run: The giant slalom world champion works his way up from an intermediate 20th place into the top ranks with the fastest time in the second run (+0.86 sec.). In between, River Radamus takes fourth place (+0.82 sec.).
Brennsteiner falls back
Stefan Brennsteiner dropped back in the final run. Third at halftime, the Salzburg native ultimately had to settle for eleventh place after a botched second run (+1.21 sec.).
Ahead of him, Patrick Feurstein takes tenth place (+1.11 sec.). Joshua Sturm occupies 17th place (+1.58 sec.).
Schwarz out in run one
No World Cup points for Marco Schwarz on Sunday. The Carinthian was eliminated in the first run after only a few seconds.
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Lukas Feurstein (46th), Noel Zwischenbrugger (55th), and Jakob Eisner (67th) did not make it into the second run.
