Another new winner: The slalom remains unpredictable.

The long Ski World Cup weekend in South Tyrol has come to an end. Norwegian Atle Lie McGrath won the final race in Alta Badia on Monday afternoon. The Norwegian is the fourth slalom winner in the fourth World Cup race of the current ski season.

22 December 2025

From: cst

Atle Lie McGrath won the slalom in Alta Badia. The Norwegian triumphed ahead of the leader at the halfway point, Clement Noel of France (+0,30 seconds), and the Swiss skier Loic Meillard (+0,39). While it was McGrath's fourth World Cup victory, his teammate Timon Haugan – who currently leads the slalom World Cup standings – finished in fourth place despite severe back pain.

Alta Badia remains a special place for McGrath: It was here that the Scandinavian skier earned his first World Cup points and achieved his first podium finish. Now he has also celebrated his first victory of the current World Cup season.

Best Azzurro: Alex Vinatzer. © ANSA / ANDREA SOLERO

Alex Vinatzer couldn't quite challenge for the lead in the second run. The Val Gardena native was in 7th place at the break, but dropped back slightly in the final. The 27-year-old from Selva di Val Gardena lost three positions and finished the race in 10th place (+1,01). Tobias Kastlunger and Simon Maurberger failed to qualify for the second run.

Feller and Sala have made a big leap forward

Manuel Feller made the biggest leap in the second run. The North Tyrolean climbed 13 places to finish the Alta Badia slalom in 11th place. Tommaso Sala also improved significantly. The Italian was in 26th place at the halfway point and ultimately left Alta Badia in 14th.

The slalom skiers now have a break. The season resumes on January 7th with the night slalom in Alta Badia. The Ski World Cup, however, will be in Livigno on December 27th for a Super-G.

Keywords Winter sports Alpine skiing Alta Badia