2025 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's giant slalom

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2025 Men's Giant slalom World Cup
  • Marco Odermatt of Switzerland, season champion for the fourth consecutive year
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The men's giant slalom in the 2025 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup consisted of nine events, including the final.[1] The season opened in Sölden, Austria on 27 October 2024. Through the first four events of this season, the discipline had four different leaders; however, the last of that group, three-time defending champion Marco Odermatt of Switzerland, kept the lead after taking it and wrapped up the discipline title the week before finals.

The season was interrupted for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2025, this time in Saalbach, Austria during 4–16 February 2025.[2] The championship in men's giant slalom took place on Friday, 14 February, and was won in a huge upset by Raphael Haaser of Austria, who had never won a top-level race in his career (although he had previously won a silver and a bronze medal in the World Championships).

Season summary

The first giant slalom of the season, scheduled as usual on the Rettenbach glacier in Sölden, Austria in October, resulted in a Norwegian podium sweep, with Alexander Steen Olsen leading the pack.[3] In their returns from retirement, former Norwegian star Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, now of Brazil after one year away, finished fourth, and former Austrian superstar Marcel Hirscher, now of the Netherlands after five years away, finished 23rd.[3] Pinheiro Braathen then assumed the overall lead by one point over Steen Olsen in the second race of the season at Beaver Creek, Colorado (United States), when he narrowly finished second (for Brazil's first-ever World Cup podium finish) behind only Thomas Tumler of Switzerland in Tumler's first World Cup victory (at the same site where he had his first podium finish in 2018).[4]

Back in Europe, at Val d'Isére (France), three-time defending discipline champion Marco Odermatt of Switzerland scored his first points of the season with a narrow victory during dark and snowy conditions, but current Norwegian star Henrik Kristoffersen took over the discipline lead from Braathen with a fifth-pace finish.[5] The very next week, Odermatt won the giant slalom in Alta Badia and took over first place in the discipline from Kristoffersen by one point (200 to 199).[6] Then, in the first giant slalom of 2025, Odermatt's come-from-behind effort in the second run gave him his fourth consecutive victory in the race in Adelboden, Switzerland, tying Ingmar Stenmark's consecutive-victory record, and also giving him a commanding lead in the discipline over Kristoffersen, who was in second after the first run but failed to complete the second.[7] In the last race before the world championships, a night giant slalom in Schlamding, Austria, Alexander Steen Olsen and Kristofferson managed to pull off a Norwegian 1-2, moving each of them within 100 points of Odermatt for the discipline lead.[8]

At the World Championships in Saalbach, Austria, the host country's Raphael Haaser, better known as a super-G racer (in which he had already won silver) and the final selection to the Austrian team for the race, came from fifth on the second run to upset the favored Swiss and win the gold medal, with Swiss skiers placing second (Tumler), third (Loïc Meillard), and fourth (Odermatt).[9] In the first giant slalom after the worlds, Kristoffersen grabbed his first victory of the season over Braathen, with Odermatt third, leaving Kristoffersen 41 points behind in the discipline with two races to go.[10] But the next race, in Hafjell, Norway, ended the battle, as Loïc Meillard won the race with Odermatt second, while Kristoffersen only managed to finish 16th, giving Odermatt both the discipline and overall titles for the season.[11]

Finals

The World Cup finals in the discipline took place on Wednesday, 26 March 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho, United States.[12] Only the top 25 skiers in the World Cup giant slalom discipline and the winner of the Junior World Championship in the discipline (Flavio Vitale of France), plus any skiers who have scored at least 500 points in the World Cup overall classification for the season, were eligible to compete in the final, and only the top 15 earned World Cup points. Four skiers with 500+ overall points who were not otherwise eligible (Alexis Monney, Franjo von Allmen, and Stefan Rogentin of Switzerland and Clément Noël of France) entered the race through points, while three eligible skiers (Alex Vinatzer and Gino Caviezel of Italy and Alexander Schmid of Germany) missed the race due to injury, leaving a starting field of 27 (including Vitale). In the actual race, Meillard established a significant time gap after the first run and then won by almost a second over his teammate Odermatt, with Kristoffersen third, and the three also finished as the top three in the discipline for the season, with Meillard snatching third from Steen Olsen.[13]

Standings

Venue
27 Oct 2024
Sölden
8 Dec 2024
Beaver Creek
14 Dec 2024
Val d'Isère
22 Dec 2024
Alta Badia
12 Jan 2025
Adelboden
28 Jan 2025
Schladming
14 Feb 2025
Saalbach

WC
1 Mar 2025
Kranjska Gora
15 Mar 2025
Hafjell
26 Mar 2025
Sun Valley
# Skier Austria United States France Italy  Switzerland Austria Austria Slovenia Norway United States Total
 Switzerland  Marco Odermatt DNF1 DNF2 100 100 100 60 ④ 60 80 80 580
2 Norway  Henrik Kristoffersen 80 45 45 29 DNF2 80 ⑧ 100 15 60 454
3  Switzerland  Loïc Meillard DNS 20 29 15 80 50 ③ 40 100 100 434
4 Norway  Alexander Steen Olsen 100 29 DNS 60 DNF2 100 DNF2 12 45 DNF1 346
5 Brazil Lucas Pinheiro Braathen 50 80 DNF2 9 DNF1 22 ⑭ 80 50 50 341
6  Switzerland  Thomas Tumler 18 100 6 DNF2 50 12 ② 32 60 20 298
7 Austria Stefan Brennsteiner DNF1 26 60 18 DNF1 45 DNF1 50 40 45 284
8 Slovenia Žan Kranjec 40 60 32 36 18 36 ⑪ 15 4 36 277
9 Croatia Filip Zubčić DNF2 40 26 50 45 29 ⑬ 22 32 18 262
10 Italy Luca De Aliprandini 26 32 40 20 60 18 ⑨ DNF2 12 29 237
11 United States River Radamus 24 36 14 16 26 22 ⑰ 22 36 16 212
Norway  Timon Haugan 22 5 22 45 40 15 ⑦ 18 13 32 212
13 Austria Patrick Feurstein 32 DNQ 80 12 10 11 ⑯ 14 22 24 205
14 Norway  Atle Lie McGrath 60 50 10 40 DNF2 26 ⑩ DNQ 8 0 194
15 France Léo Anguenot 7 18 6 80 DNF1 16 ⑮ DNF1 16 22 165
16 France Thibaut Favrot 16 24 9 26 20 32 ⑥ 24 11 0 162
17 Austria Marco Schwarz DNS 5 29 24 ⑤ 45 18 40 161
18 Andorra Joan Verdú DNS 16 36 DNF1 32 40 DNF2 29 DNF1 DNF2 153
19 Belgium Sam Maes 22 13 4 DNF1 13 14 ㉕ 26 29 DNF2 121
20  Switzerland  Luca Aerni DNS 50 14 36 9 DNF1 11 DNF2 DNF1 120
21 Germany Anton Grammel DNQ DNF1 DNQ 24 15 DNQ ⑫ 16 26 26 107
22 Italy Alex Vinatzer 45 8 DNF1 32 13 DNQ ㉑ DNQ DNF2 DNS 98
23 Austria Raphael Haaser 36 11 DNF1 DNS 11 ① 36 DNF2 DNF2 94
24  Switzerland  Gino Caviezel 29 14 24 22 DNS 89
25 Germany Alexander Schmid 15 22 16 DNS 53
26 France Alexis Pinturault DNS 15 3 8 22 DNS NE 48
27 Norway  Rasmus Windingstad 11 DNQ 15 7 DNF1 4 DNS DNF1 10 NE 47
28 Italy Filippo Della Vite DNQ DNF2 DNQ DNF1 24 8 ㉔ 13 DNF2 NE 45
29 Estonia Tormis Laine DNQ DNQ 18 11 6 5 DNF1 4 DNQ NE 44
30 Germany Fabian Gratz DNQ 12 12 DNF1 7 0 ⑱ 6 6 NE 43
31 Germany Jonas Stockinger 6 7 11 DNQ 13 DNF1 ㉖ DNQ DNQ NE 37
32 Italy Giovanni Borsotti 12 DNF1 20 DNF1 DNF2 3 DNS DNQ DNQ NE 35
33 Austria Manuel Feller DNF1 DNS DNF2 DNQ 16 13 DNS DNF2 5 NE 34
34 Austria Lukas Feurstein DNQ DNQ DNQ DNS 14 8 DNS 10 DNQ NE 32
France Alban Elezi Cannaferina DNS 8 DNQ DNQ DNF1 DNS DNQ 24 NE 32
36 United States Tommy Ford 10 DNF1 13 DNF1 DNF2 DNS NE 23
37 Sweden William Hansson 13 6 DNF1 3 DNQ DNF1 DNF2 DNF1 DNQ NE 22
38 France Flavio Vitale DNQ DNS DNF1 DNF1 DNQ DNS DNQ 20 DNF1 20
39 Germany Stefan Luitz DNS 9 DNQ DNQ DNF1 2 DNS 8 DNQ NE 19
40 Austria Noel Zwischenbrugger DNS DNQ DNQ 9 DNQ DNS DNQ 9 NE 18
41 United States Patrick Kenney DNQ DNF2 DNF1 DNQ 8 DNQ ㉜ 9 DNQ NE 17
42  Switzerland  Fadri Janutin DNF2 10 DNQ 6 DNF1 DNQ DNS DNQ DNQ NE 16
43  Switzerland  Justin Murisier 14 DNQ DNS DNQ DNS NE 14
Norway  Rasmus Bakkevig DNS DNF1 14 NE 14
45 Slovakia Andreas Žampa DNQ DNQ DNQ 13 DNQ DNQ ㉘ DNF1 DNQ NE 13
46 France Loévan Parand DNS DNQ DNQ DNS 5 7 NE 12
47 Canada Erik Read DNQ DNQ DNQ 11 DNQ DNQ ㉒ DNQ DNQ NE 11
48 France Diego Orecchioni DNQ DNQ DNF1 4 DNF1 6 DNS NE 10
49 Germany Linus Straßer 9 DNS NE 9
50 Netherlands Marcel Hirscher 8 DNS NE 8
51 Italy Hannes Zingerle DNQ DNQ 7 DNQ DNS NE 7
United States Bridger Gile DNF1 DNF1 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ ⑲ 7 DNQ NE 7
53 France Victor Muffat-Jeandet 5 DNQ DNS NE 5
54  Switzerland  Livio Simonet 4 DNQ DNF1 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNS DNQ DNQ NE 4
55 France Cyprien Sarrazin 3 DNF2 DNS NE 3
Norway  Jesper Wahlqvist DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNS DNQ 3 NE 3
57 Sweden Mattias Rönngren DNQ DNS DNQ 2 DNQ DNQ DNS NE 2
References [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]

Legend

  •   Winner (100 points)
  •   2nd place (80 points)
  •   3rd place (60 points)
  • DNQ = Did not qualify for run 2
  • DNF1 = Did not finish run 1
  • DSQ1 = Disqualified run 1
  • DNF2 = Did not finish run 2
  • DSQ2 = Disqualified run 2
  • DNS2 = Did not start run 2
  •   Did not start (DNS)
  •   Not eligible for finals (NE)
  •   Race canceled (x)
  •   FIS non-World Cup race (World Championships)
  • Updated at 26 March 2025, after all events.[24]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "FIS ALPINE WORLD SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS SAALBACH 2025". Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b ESPN (27 October 2024). "Alexander Steen Olsen leads Norwegian sweep in World Cup GS". MSN.com. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  4. ^ Zaccardi, Nick (8 December 2024). "Thomas Tumler earns first Alpine World Cup win; Lucas Braathen records Brazil's first podium". NBC Sports. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  5. ^ Associated Press (14 December 2024). "Olympic ski champ Odermatt wins weather-affected GS, ties US racer Ligety for 24 career wins". Newsday. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  6. ^ ESPN (22 December 2024). "Marco Odermatt wins GS, now most successful Swiss male skier". MSN.com. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
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  18. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Adelboden Men's GS (SUI)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
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