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Braathen sets FIS money record, surpasses Klæbo

Norwegian-Brazilian Lucas Pinheiro Braathen has secured the highest prize money from FIS among Norwegian winter sports stars this season.

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen earned 359,264 euros, surpassing Olympic champion Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, who earned 3.9 million NOK. This total represents a personal record for FIS earnings and included a victory in the final giant slalom in Hafjell. While Swiss star Marco Odermatt topped the global alpine earnings list with 8.3 million euros, Braathen finished second globally with his 4 million NOK haul.