Men’s Slalom and Giant Slalom World Cup Finals Qualifiers Set for Hafjell

Men’s Slalom and Giant Slalom World Cup Finals Qualification Picture

With the technical races in Kranjska Gora complete, the giant slalom and slalom qualification picture for the 2025–26 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Finals in Hafjell, Norway, is set.

The Top-25 skiers in men’s slalom and giant slalom have secured their places in the season-ending races where the discipline crystal globes will be decided. In addition to those qualifiers, the Junior World Champions and any skier with at least 500 overall World Cup points are also eligible to start at the Finals.

All the titles remain mathematically undecided, including the men’s slalom globe and the giant slalom crown.

Men’s Slalom — Finals Qualification Picture

Men’s slalom has been the most volatile discipline on the World Cup circuit this season. The standings have seen numerous lead changes, dramatic DNFs, and several heartbreaking swings in the race for the crystal globe. After the slalom in Kranjska Gora, however, the battle has narrowed to four skiers who remain mathematically capable of winning the discipline title.

🇳🇴 Atle Lie McGrath leads the standings with 552 points and controls his own destiny heading into the World Cup Finals on home snow in Norway. The Norwegian has combined speed and consistency throughout the winter and now has a clear path to the slalom globe. If Lie McGrath finishes inside the top two at the Finals, the title will be his regardless of what the skiers behind him do.

🇧🇷 Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, who sits second in the standings just 41 points behind, is the only skier realistically positioned to challenge him. The Brazilian, who grew up racing alongside Lie McGrath in Norway, has been one of the most dynamic racers in the discipline this season.

Behind them, 🇫🇷 Clément Noël and 🇳🇴 Henrik Kristoffersen remain mathematically in contention. Both skiers would likely need a victory at the Finals, combined with a significant collapse by the leaders, to capture the globe.

🇦🇹 Manuel Feller, who sits ninth in the discipline standings, has elected to suspend his season and will not compete at the World Cup Finals.

Top-25 Men’s Slalom Skiers in the World Cup Standings

The following skiers currently occupy the Top-25 in the Men’s World Cup slalom standings, which qualifies them for the World Cup Finals slalom:

• 1st 🇳🇴 Atle Lie McGrath (NOR, 2000, Head) — 552 pts
• 2nd 🇧🇷 Lucas Pinheiro Braathen (BRA, 2000, Atomic, Oakley) — −41
• 3rd 🇫🇷 Clément Noël (FRA, 1997) — −77
• 4th 🇳🇴 Henrik Kristoffersen (NOR, 1994) — −99
• 5th 🇳🇴 Timon Haugan (NOR, 1996) — −153
• 6th 🇫🇷 Paco Rassat (FRA, 1998, Head) — −165
• 7th 🇨🇭 Loïc Meillard (SUI, 1996) — −240
• 8th 🇫🇮 Eduard Hallberg (FIN, 2003) — −273
• 9th 🇦🇹 Manuel Feller (AUT, 1992, Atomic) — −305 (will not start — season suspended)
• 10th 🇨🇭 Tanguy Nef (SUI, 1996, Atomic) — −312
• 11th 🇩🇪 Linus Strasser (GER, 1992, Head) — −343
• 12th 🇧🇪 Armand Marchant (BEL, 1997, Head) — −345
• 13th 🇦🇹 Michael Matt (AUT, 1993) — −364
• 14th 🇦🇹 Fabio Gstrein (AUT, 1997, Atomic) — −373
• 15th 🇳🇴 Eirik Hystad Solberg (NOR, 2002) — −378
• 16th 🇫🇷 Victor Muffat-Jeandet (FRA, 1989) — −384
• 17th 🇮🇹 Alex Vinatzer (ITA, 1999, Atomic) — −391
• 18th 🇫🇷 Steven Amiez (FRA, 1998) — −398
• 19th 🇮🇹 Tommaso Sala (ITA, 1995) — −437
• 20th 🇨🇭 Daniel Yule (SUI, 1993, Atomic) — −442
• 21st 🇧🇬 Albert Popov (BUL, 1997, Head) — −446
• 22nd 🇳🇴 Oscar Andreas Sandvik (NOR, 2004, Head) — −457
• 23rd 🇬🇧 Laurie Taylor (GBR, 1996, Head) — −458
• 23rd 🇦🇹 Dominik Raschner (AUT, 1994) — −458
• 23rd 🇭🇷 Samuel Kolega (CRO, 1999) — −458

Nations represented among the qualifiers

The 25 slalom qualifiers represent 12 nations, highlighting the international depth of the discipline.

• 🇳🇴 Norway — 5 skiers: Atle Lie McGrath, Henrik Kristoffersen, Timon Haugan, Eirik Hystad Solberg, Oscar Andreas Sandvik
• 🇫🇷 France — 4 skiers: Clément Noël, Paco Rassat, Victor Muffat-Jeandet, Steven Amiez
• 🇦🇹 Austria — 4 skiers: Manuel Feller, Michael Matt, Fabio Gstrein, Dominik Raschner
• 🇨🇭 Switzerland — 3 skiers: Loïc Meillard, Tanguy Nef, Daniel Yule
• 🇮🇹 Italy — 2 skiers: Alex Vinatzer, Tommaso Sala
• 🇧🇷 Brazil — 1 skier: Lucas Pinheiro Braathen
• 🇫🇮 Finland — 1 skier: Eduard Hallberg
• 🇩🇪 Germany — 1 skier: Linus Strasser
• 🇧🇪 Belgium — 1 skier: Armand Marchant
• 🇧🇬 Bulgaria — 1 skier: Albert Popov
• 🇬🇧 Great Britain — 1 skier: Laurie Taylor
• 🇭🇷 Croatia — 1 skier: Samuel Kolega

In addition to the Top-25 qualifiers, the Junior World Champion in slalom and any athlete with at least 500 overall World Cup points are also eligible to start the slalom at the World Cup Finals.

Finals Appearances for U.S., Canadian, and British Skiers

One GB Snowsport athlete has reached this important milestone this season.

• No skier from the Stifel U.S. Ski Team qualified for the slalom World Cup Finals this season. 🇺🇸 Ben Ritchie, who reached the Finals last year, finished the season outside the Top-25 despite several strong late-season performances.
• Alpine Canada will also not have a skier in the men’s slalom Finals after Canadian racers did not score World Cup points in the discipline this winter.
• 🇬🇧 Laurie Taylor (GB Snowsport) finished tied for 23rd in the discipline standings, securing one of the final qualifying positions. Taylor will make his first career World Cup Finals appearance and is the only skier from either North America or Great Britain in the slalom field.

Men’s Giant Slalom — Finals Qualification Picture

With the giant slalom in Kranjska Gora now complete, the regular season in the discipline has concluded and the field for the World Cup Finals in Hafjell, Norway is set. Only the Top-25 skiers in the discipline standings qualify for the final race of the season, where the crystal globe will be decided.

🇨🇭 Marco Odermatt leads the standings with 495 points and holds a 48-point advantage heading into the final race. The Swiss star is strongly positioned to capture his sixth consecutive World Cup giant slalom crystal globe.

Only three skiers remain mathematically capable of winning the giant slalom title — Odermatt, 🇧🇷 Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, and 🇨🇭 Loïc Meillard.

Pinheiro Braathen, the Olympic giant slalom gold medalist and recent Kranjska Gora winner, sits second in the standings and remains within striking distance if he produces another strong result while Odermatt struggles in the final race.

Meillard, currently third in the standings, also remains within reach but would need a victory at the Finals combined with Odermatt finishing outside the top 15 and Pinheiro Braathen also faltering, a combination of results that makes his path to the globe extremely unlikely.

Top-25 Men’s Giant Slalom Skiers in the World Cup Standings

The following skiers currently occupy the Top-25 in the Men’s World Cup giant slalom standings, which qualifies them for the World Cup Finals giant slalom:

• 1st 🇨🇭 Marco Odermatt (SUI, 1997, Stöckli) — 495 pts
• 2nd 🇧🇷 Lucas Pinheiro Braathen (BRA, 2000, Atomic, Oakley) — −48
• 3rd 🇨🇭 Loïc Meillard (SUI, 1996) — −89
• 4th 🇦🇹 Stefan Brennsteiner (AUT, 1991) — −114
• 5th 🇳🇴 Henrik Kristoffersen (NOR, 1994) — −177
• 6th 🇦🇹 Marco Schwarz (AUT, 1995, Atomic) — −185
• 7th 🇳🇴 Atle Lie McGrath (NOR, 2000, Head) — −225
• 8th 🇳🇴 Timon Haugan (NOR, 1996) — −263
• 9th 🇮🇹 Alex Vinatzer (ITA, 1999, Atomic) — −271
• 10th 🇺🇸 River Radamus (USA, 1998) — −306
• 11th 🇨🇭 Luca Aerni (SUI, 1993) — −318
• 12th 🇫🇷 Léo Anguenot (FRA, 1998) — −323
• 13th 🇸🇮 Žan Kranjec (SLO, 1992) — −326
• 14th 🇩🇪 Fabian Gratz (GER, 1997) — −327
• 15th 🇧🇪 Sam Maes (BEL, 1998) — −346
• 16th 🇦🇹 Raphael Haaser (AUT, 1997, Atomic) — −361
• 17th 🇨🇭 Thomas Tumler (SUI, 1989, Stöckli) — −370
• 18th 🇫🇷 Alexis Pinturault (FRA, 1991, Head) — −371
• 19th 🇭🇷 Filip Zubčić (CRO, 1993, Atomic) — −384
• 20th 🇫🇷 Alban Elezi Cannaferina (FRA, 2003) — −392
• 20th 🇩🇪 Anton Grammel (GER, 1998, Head) — −392
• 22nd 🇫🇷 Thibaut Favrot (FRA, 1994) — −394
• 23rd 🇦🇹 Patrick Feurstein (AUT, 1996) — −405
• 24th 🇦🇹 Joshua Sturm (AUT, 2001, Atomic) — −430
• 25th 🇩🇪 Jonas Stockinger (GER, 1999) — −433

Nations represented among the qualifiers

The 25 giant slalom qualifiers represent 11 nations, demonstrating the depth of the men’s technical field this season.

• 🇦🇹 Austria — 5 skiers: Stefan Brennsteiner, Marco Schwarz, Raphael Haaser, Patrick Feurstein, Joshua Sturm
• 🇫🇷 France — 4 skiers: Léo Anguenot, Alexis Pinturault, Alban Elezi Cannaferina, Thibaut Favrot
• 🇨🇭 Switzerland — 4 skiers: Marco Odermatt, Loïc Meillard, Luca Aerni, Thomas Tumler
• 🇳🇴 Norway — 3 skiers: Henrik Kristoffersen, Atle Lie McGrath, Timon Haugan
• 🇩🇪 Germany — 3 skiers: Fabian Gratz, Anton Grammel, Jonas Stockinger
• 🇮🇹 Italy — 1 skier: Alex Vinatzer
• 🇺🇸 United States — 1 skier: River Radamus
• 🇧🇷 Brazil — 1 skier: Lucas Pinheiro Braathen
• 🇸🇮 Slovenia — 1 skier: Žan Kranjec
• 🇧🇪 Belgium — 1 skier: Sam Maes
• 🇭🇷 Croatia — 1 skier: Filip Zubčić

In addition to the Top-25 qualifiers, the Junior World Champion in giant slalom and any athlete with at least 500 overall World Cup points are also eligible to start the giant slalom at the World Cup Finals.

For the Stifel U.S. Ski Team, 🇺🇸 River Radamus will again represent the United States in the giant slalom Finals. Radamus has now qualified for the fifth consecutive World Cup Finals in the discipline.

Neither Alpine Canada nor GB Snowsport qualified a skier for the men’s giant slalom at the World Cup Finals this season.

Overall Standings — Skiers with 500+ Points Eligible for Any Discipline at the Finals

In addition to the Top-25 qualifiers in each discipline and the Junior World Champions, any athlete with at least 500 World Cup overall points is eligible to start any discipline at the World Cup Finals if they choose. This rule allows strong all-around racers to compete outside their usual disciplines if they wish.

With three regular-season races remaining in Courchevel — two downhills and one super-G — the following skiers have already surpassed the 500-point threshold in the overall standings:

• 1st 🇨🇭 Marco Odermatt (SUI, 1997, Stöckli) — 1,530 pts
• 2nd 🇧🇷 Lucas Pinheiro Braathen (BRA, 2000, Atomic, Oakley) — 958
• 3rd 🇳🇴 Atle Lie McGrath (NOR, 2000, Head) — 844
• 4th 🇳🇴 Henrik Kristoffersen (NOR, 1994) — 771
• 5th 🇨🇭 Loïc Meillard (SUI, 1996) — 763
• 6th 🇨🇭 Franjo von Allmen (SUI, 2001, Head) — 664
• 7th 🇳🇴 Timon Haugan (NOR, 1996) — 631
• 8th 🇦🇹 Marco Schwarz (AUT, 1995, Atomic) — 552
• 9th 🇮🇹 Giovanni Franzoni (ITA, 2001, Oakley) — 514

🇨🇭 Marco Odermatt continues to dominate the overall standings and holds a commanding lead over the rest of the field. With six races remaining that suit his strengths — the two downhills and one super-G in Courchevel, followed by the downhill, super-G, and giant slalom at the World Cup Finals — the Swiss star is the favorite in all but the remaining slalom in Hafjell.

Given his consistency across downhill, super-G, and giant slalom, Odermatt is all but guaranteed to secure his fifth consecutive Overall World Cup crystal globe, barring extraordinary, never-before-seen results and an Odermatt collapse over the final weeks of the season.

Men’s World Cup Finals Qualifiers Set: Downhill and Super-G Standings Heading to Hafjell