{"id":1847453,"date":"2026-03-26T05:37:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T02:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1847453"},"modified":"2026-03-26T05:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T02:37:22","slug":"timon-haugan-wins-in-hafjell-norway-as-atle-lie-mcgrath-claims-emotional-slalom-crystal-globe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1847453","title":{"rendered":"Timon Haugan Wins in Hafjell, Norway, as Atle Lie McGrath Claims Emotional Slalom Crystal Globe"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Timon Haugan crossing the finish line to claim home victory in Hafjell, Norway. | Image: Van Deer RedBull<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The men\u2019s slalom season came to a dramatic close at Hafjell, Norway, where a packed home crowd had two reasons to cheer: it witnessed both a Norwegian race win as well as a Norwegian Slalom Crystal Globe champion.<\/strong>Timon Haugan skied to a dominant home victory, finishing nearly half a second ahead of second-placed Lo\u00efc Meillaard from Switzerland, while Eduard Hallberg from Finland rounded out the podium. <\/strong>Hallberg had just been awarded the Longines Rising Star Award for the most successful young make skier of the season (under 23).<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, American-Norwegian Atle Lie McGrath claimed the season crystal globe for slalom skiing. <\/strong>Leading the standings going into the race had been Lucas Braathen, but a DNF of the Brazilian-Norwegian practically handed the globe to McGrath. It was an emotional moment for McGrath, who had been having a difficult Olympic season with a DNF after leading on run 1. The disappointment just a week after losing his grandfather saw the athlete turn his back on the race course and walk into the forrest to lie down away from the crowds in a snow \u2014 a moment that brought tears to everyone.<\/p>\n