Season globes and breakthough moments in final Para Alpine World Cup stop

In the final stop of the 2025/26 FIS Para Alpine World Cup, athletes took to the slopes for the last time this campaign. Giant Slalom and Slalom were on the agenda, with the many globes coming down to the last races of this campaign.

With Milano Cortina now in sight, athletes will turn their attention to the world’s biggest stage: The Winter Paralympics.

AIGNER SEALS GLOBE CLEAN SWEEP

Johannes Aigner (AUT), along with guide Nico Haberl, delivered perfect races to complete their globe clean sweep in men’s Vision Impaired. Topping the podium in both races, their 15^th and 16^th gold medals of the season, secured the globes for GS and Slalom, cementing his overall globe for the fifth consecutive campaign.

Hyacinthe Deleplace (FRA, with guide Perrine Clair) was prominent on the podiums, finishing second and third respectively. In GS, Mingyu Hwang (KOR, with guide Kim Junhyeong) finished third for his second medal of 2025/26, while Michal Golas (POL, with guide Kacper Walas) secured his second silver of the season in Slalom, finishing just 0.25 seconds behind Aigner in first.

STARY AND AIGNER DOMINATE

Elina Stary (AUT, with guide Stefan Winter) claimed back-to-back gold medals in Veysonnaz, securing her place atop the women’s Vision Impaired standings in both events, taking home both globes for the first time in her career.

“The first word that comes to mind is unbelievable,” she said. “My first globe and then even a second, amazing!”

Martina Vozza (ITA, with guide Ylenia Sabidussi) was unable to finish her first run, meaning Stary won the GS uncontested. The Slalom saw a complete podium, this time Vozza clinched second while Georgia Gunew (AUS, with guide Ethan Jackson) achieved her first podium finish of the season with a third-place finish.

Despite being unable to compete in the final stop of the World Cup due to injury, Austria’s Veronika Aigner, guided by sister Elisabeth, retained the overall for the second consecutive year.

BAUCHET EDGES OVERALL GLOBE

In the men’s Standing category, it came down to the very last races to confirm the globe. Ultimately, it was Arthur Bauchet (FRA) who claimed the overall, along with his Giant Slalom globe, thanks to a second-place finish in GS and a podium-topping display in Slalom. While Robin Cuche (SUI) recorded the best time in the former, his eighth-place finish in the latter meant he narrowly missed out on the top spot overall.

Jules Segers (FRA) completed the GS top three, while a reshuffle in the Slalom saw Adam Hall (NZL) finish second and Oscar Burnham (FRA) come third, their third and second podiums of the season respectively.

Thanks to a very consistent season, Sweden’s Aaron Lindström won the Slalom globe, his first ever.

WORLD CUP FIRST FOR FERREIRO

One of the biggest success stories of this World Cup stop came for Spain’s Maria Martin-Granizo Ferreiro in women’s Standing. The 19-year-old earned her first-ever podium finish with a third-place run in the Giant Slalom.

“It feels really good, it [the race] was a lot of fun,” she told FIS. “The snow conditions here in Veysonnaz was incredible, so I’m really happy. The last part was really fun, I think it’s a really fun course, so it was good.”

A day later, she made it two from two with another bronze medal, this time in the Slalom event.

Germany’s Anna-Maria Rieder picked up two medals across the race days, sealing gold in GS before winning silver in Slalom. Andrea Rothfuss (GER) came second in the former, while Ebba Årsjö (SWE) topped the leaderboard in the latter. It means, at the end of the final race of the World Cup, Årsjö is the confirmed globe winner for both GS and Slalom.

Aurélie Richard (FRA), meanwhile, was the winner of the overall globe for the first time in her career.

PEDERSEN AT THE DOUBLE

In men’s Sitting, back-to-back podium finishes for Jesper Pedersen (NOR) helped to cement his two globe victories in the Slalom and overall. In the latter, he assumed the title from rival Jeroen Kampschreur (NED), who finished second this time around.

It was France’s Lou Braz-Dagand who won gold in both outings in Veysonnaz. Oceania pair Corey Peters (NZL) and Josh Hanlon (AUS) won silver in GS and bronze in Slalom respectively.

Niels de Langen (NED) won the Giant Slalom globe, narrowly pipping Braz-Dagand to the top spot.

FORSTER TOPS OVERALL STANDINGS

Women’s Sitting provided one of the most exciting finishes of the season. Germany’s Anna-Lena Forster won the overall globe, beating Audrey Pascual Seco (ESP) by just 20 points to the top honor. It meant a globe double for the German, who also topped the Slalom standings, winning both races in Veysonnaz. Pascual Seco, who finished second in both, secured her place atop the Giant Slalom standings.

On the slopes, Nette Kiviranta (FIN) came third in GS while Marte Goossen (BEL) came third in Slalom. It was a special moment for 16-year-old Goossen, skiing to the first top three finish of her career.

NEXT STOP

The last and biggest stop of this season will come at Milano Cortina where many of these athletes will compete at the Paralympic Winter Games.

It will be held between 6 to 15 March 2026.