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A week ago the triumph in Soelden for the 20-year-old Norwegian, who speaking to "VG" made no secret of having very clear ideas ...
Sunday 25 October 2020 3 minutes reading time
Last Sunday he won Rettenbach with the boldness of the young phenomenon he is, but also with the safety of the greats.
Now everyone knows who Lucas Braathen is, but there is very little surprising in the first World Cup triumph of the Norwegian class of 2000, considering the quality of the subject in question. And even in words, the champion of Brazilian origins proves to have clear in his head where he wants to go. Interviewed in recent days by the portal "VG", Braathen did not hide: "Perhaps the first victory was the easiest for me to obtain, since no one expected anything, but I am here to be the best". And when asked about a hypothetical confrontation with Henrik Kristoffersen, considering the characteristics and the 6 years of difference between the two, "Pinheiro" replied that "my goal is not to have a career as good as Henrik, but a better one".
It is clear, the references for the twenty year old from Hokksund are others within the Norwegian squadron, because Braathen has grown training in the last two years with the various Kilde, Nestvold-Haugen and Windingstad, but also the same Jansrud who has always worked with the national team, unlike Kristoffersen who made a different choice, with a private team in the wake of Hirscher and Pinturault.
And the challenge in the challenge, the one between LB2000 and HK94 (soon also in slalom ...), could become one of the winter themes ...
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