Lucas Pinheiro Braathen is still fighting for two bullets. © APA/afp / JURE MAKOVEC

Before the final: These crystal balls are still open.

The Alpine Ski World Cup season concludes this week with four technical races in Hafjell, Norway. Mikaela Shiffrin and Emma Aicher are still vying for the overall World Cup title in the women's competition, while the crystal globes in giant slalom and slalom are still up for grabs in the men's events.

March 23, 2026

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First up on Tuesday are the women's slalom and the men's giant slalom. Swiss skier Marco Odermatt currently leads the standings with a 48-point advantage over Brazilian Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, which would secure his fourth crystal globe of the season after his victories in the overall standings, downhill, and Super-G.

The World Cup winter concludes on Wednesday with the men's slalom, in which Norway's Atle Lie McGrath needs to defend his 41-point lead over Braathen to claim the crystal globe. In the women's giant slalom, Austria's Julia Scheib has already secured the globe, as has Shiffrin in the slalom.

Aicher vs. Shiffrin

Emma Aicher aims to keep her hopes alive for her first overall World Cup title in the penultimate race of the season. The 22-year-old trails American Mikaela Shiffrin by 45 points going into Tuesday's slalom. A total of 200 points are still up for grabs for one athlete in the slalom and the final giant slalom on Wednesday.

Emma Aicher is only 45 points behind Mikaela Shiffrin in the overall World Cup standings. © ANSA / JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT

Slalom Olympic champion Shiffrin starts as the favorite, having won eight out of nine World Cup slaloms this season. Aicher would be the first German overall Alpine World Cup winner since Maria Riesch in 2011. From a South Tyrolean perspective, only Anna Trocker and Alex Vinatzer will be competing in the technical finals. Both will be running the giant slalom and the slalom. Trocker qualified as a two-time Junior World Champion.

World Cup Final in Hafjell: The program

Tuesday: Women's slalom (10:30/13:30), Men's giant slalom (9:30/12:30)
Wednesday: Women's Giant Slalom (9:30/12:30), Men's Slalom (10:30/13:30)