Lucas BRAATHEN
NorwayEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Alpine Skiing |
Men's Giant Slalom | DNF | |
| Men's Slalom | DNF |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| World Cup Rankings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | All | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
| 2021/2022 | 10 | 1 | 14 |
| 2020/2021 | 43 | 15 | |
| 2019/2020 | 27 | 24 | 15 |
| 2018/2019 | 147 | 51 | |
| World Cup - Best Achievements | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Parallel | Parallel Giant Slalom |
| 2021/2022 | 1 x 1st | 1 x 7th | ||
| 2020/2021 | 1 x 1st | 1 x 18th | ||
| 2019/2020 | 1 x 4th | 1 x 6th | 1 x 5th | |
| 2018/2019 | 1 x 26th | |||
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location | Result |
| 1 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Wengen, SUI | 1:41.48 |
| 2 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Kitzbuehel, AUT | 1:41.64 |
| 7 | Giant Slalom | 2021/2022 | Soelden, AUT | 2:06.66 |
| 10 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Val d'Isere, FRA | 1:33.02 |
| 11 | Giant Slalom | 2021/2022 | Alta Badia, ITA | 2:28.16 |
| 11 | Giant Slalom | 2021/2022 | Val d'Isere, FRA | 2:14.60 |
| 12 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Schladming, AUT | 1:46.77 |
| 14 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Adelboden, SUI | 1:51.04 |
| 17 | Giant Slalom | 2021/2022 | Alta Badia, ITA | 2:26.31 |
| 20 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Madonna di Campiglio, ITA | 1:36.45 |
Pinheiro (his middle name, meaning "pine tree" in Portuguese) in tribute to his Brazilian mother's middle name.
Lucas Pinhiero Braathen
Fashion, design, cliff diving, surfing, waterskiing, wakeboarding, windsurfing, content creation, skateboarding.
Athlete
Father, Bjorn Braathen. Mother, Alessandra Pinheiro de Castro. Sisters, Nicoline and Matilde Braathen.
Norwegian, Portuguese, English, German
Baerum Ski Club (Akershus, NOR)
National: Johnny Davidson (NOR)
Football: Came to skiing late (aged nine), having played first, which he picked up from his Brazilian mother's side. “I was a pretty lazy kid... And I really learned from soccer that you have to do more than the next guy to beat him. You know just showing up at practice every day won't do you any good. You'll be a solid football player, but you'll never be the best." (eurosport.com, 19 Dec 2020)
2016 FIS event in Geilo (Giant slalom - 28th)
2018 World Cup in Val d'Isere (Giant slalom - 26th)
January 2021: Tore the medial collateral ligament (MCL) and dislocated his left knee when he crashed near the finish of the Adelboden World Cup (still finishing seventh) Underwent surgery, ending his 2020/21 season. Returned to competition to race in the World Cup opener at Soelden in October 2021, finishing seventh.
2019
His father introduced him to skiing at the age of nine. (Athlete, 31 Oct 2021)
"I got introduced to all the travelling, new friends from other countries and being exposed to new cultures. And I fell in love with it." (Athlete, 31 Oct 2021)
To win a World Cup Crystal Globe. (Athlete, 31 Oct 2021)
Winning the opening World Cup at Soelden in October 2020 at the age of 20. (Athlete, 31 Oct 2021)
Alpine skier Ted Ligety (USA), two-time Olympic champion, five-time World champion.
Alpine skier Kjetil Andre Aamodt (NOR), eight-time Olympic medallist (four gold, two silver, two bronze), 12-time World Championships medallist (five gold, four silver, three bronze).
Alpine skier Marcel Hirscher (AUT), two-time Olympic champion, seven-time World champion. (Athlete, 31 Oct 2021)
Apple computer pioneer Steve Jobs. (Athlete, 31 Oct 2021)
Wears the same white neck warmer that he and his friends wore when they raced each other in Norway, as it reminds him of home. (olympics.com, 9 Dec 2020)
"Calling a dream crazy is not an insult, it’s a compliment. It’s only crazy until you do it." On the one-year anniversary of his World Cup win in Soelden, as he prepared his return to action there after a season-ending injury last January. (Instagram, 18 Oct 2021)
Second in the FIS Longines Rising Star Award (2021).
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- Gold Medal Event
- DNF:
- Did Not Finish
