The Norwegian men achieved a triple victory in the Sölden alpine opening.
27.10. 15:23•Updated 27.10. 15:25
Norway’s men’s skiers achieved a triple victory on the opening weekend of the Alpine Skiing World Cup in Sölden, Austria. He was number one in the slalom competition Alex Steen Olsen before Henrik Kristoferssen and Atle Lie McGrathia.
Also reached fourth place Lucas Braathen was born in Norway, but currently represents Brazil. Braathen had time to finish his career last year.
He had gotten into a dispute with the Norwegian federation regarding, among other things, marketing and image rights.
However, Braathen reversed his decision in March and announced that he would return to the slopes under the Brazilian flag. The race also saw another interesting return, when the sport was once dominated Marcel Hirscher on the other hand, competed in the World Cup after a break of more than five years.
He was 23. Hirscher now represents the Netherlands.