1,626 points, fifth in a row. Marco Odermatt finished the 2025/26 season with 1,626 points, 568 ahead of Lucas Pinheiro Braathen. It is his fifth straight overall title. That ties Marc Girardelli for second on the men’s list. Marcel Hirscher has eight. Odermatt clinched it at the Courchevel downhill on 13 March with six races left.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marco OdermattSUI | SUI | 1,626 |
| 2 | Lucas Pinheiro BraathenBRA | BRA | 1,058 |
| 3 | Atle Lie McGrathNOR | NOR | 936 |
| 4 | Loïc MeillardSUI | SUI | 923 |
| 5 | Henrik KristoffersenNOR | NOR | 821 |
The giant slalom globe: decided in run one
Odermatt came to the last GS in Hafjell on Tuesday 48 points ahead of Pinheiro Braathen. He went out in the first run. He said afterwards that he had taken a risk to attack for the win. Pinheiro Braathen led the first run by 0.21 from Stefan Brennsteiner. His second run was only eighth fastest, which was enough. He won the race by 0.58 from Loïc Meillard, with McGrath third.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Pinheiro BraathenBRA | BRA | — |
| 2 | Loïc MeillardSUI | SUI | +0.58 |
| 3 | Atle Lie McGrathNOR | NOR | n/a |
Final GS standings: Pinheiro Braathen 547, Odermatt 495. It is Brazil’s first crystal globe and ends Odermatt’s run of four straight GS globes. Odermatt also missed the chance to be the first man to win four globes in three consecutive seasons.
The slalom globe: decided by a DNF
McGrath led Pinheiro Braathen by 41 points before Wednesday’s final slalom. Meillard led the first run. Pinheiro Braathen skied out. Timon Haugan won the race, and McGrath took his first slalom globe. The slalom had seven different winners in 11 races.
Odermatt’s season
- Nine wins, in giant slalom, super-G and downhill.
- Downhill globe: third straight, by 191 points.
- Kitzbühel: a second super-G win there, after 2025. Second in the downhill for the third time.
- Super-G globe: fourth straight, a run only Pirmin Zurbriggen and Hermann Maier have matched.
- Adelboden GS: fifth straight win.
- Career: 54 World Cup wins, level with Maier and third on the men’s list behind Ingemar Stenmark (86) and Hirscher (67). 102 podiums, the most by any Swiss skier.
- Olympics: GS silver, team combined silver, super-G bronze.
- 16 crystal globes in his career: 5 overall, 3 downhill, 4 super-G, 4 giant slalom.
Milano Cortina, briefly
Pinheiro Braathen won Olympic giant slalom gold in Bormio, 0.58 ahead of Odermatt: the first Winter Olympic gold for Brazil and for South America. Franjo von Allmen won downhill, super-G and team combined. Meillard won the slalom.
36 men’s races were held this season, from 38 scheduled. Two super-Gs were cancelled.
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