Andorran Puig Secures Career-Best 8th in Para-Alpine World Cup
Roger Puig finished eighth overall in the 2025-2026 season despite a final slalom crash, with strong showings in giant slalom and other disciplines.
Key Points
- Puig placed 9th in giant slalom with 95 points, 12th in standings, boosting overall to 8th (494 points).
- Crashed in final slalom first run, finishing 18th with 29 points.
- Strong season: 5th downhill (224 pts), 7th combined (36 pts), 9th super-G (110 pts).
- 30th career top-10; next up: Milan-Cortina Paralympics March 6-15.
Andorran para-alpine skier Roger Puig concluded the 2025-2026 World Cup season in Veysonnaz, Switzerland, with an eighth-place overall finish—his career best—despite crashing out in the final slalom.
Puig earned ninth in the giant slalom on a technically challenging course with multiple small jumps. He sat tenth after an uneven first run before delivering the sixth-fastest second-run time to advance into the top 10. The performance added 29 points, securing 12th in the giant slalom standings with 95 points total and leaving him seventh overall with 494 points ahead of the slalom.
In the season-ending slalom, Puig hooked a gate at the final turn of the first run, preventing a finish. He ended 18th in that discipline with 29 points. The event also awarded the Crystal Globes.
Puig's overall tally reflected strong results across disciplines: fifth in downhill (224 points), seventh in alpine combined (36 points), ninth in super-G (110 points), 12th in giant slalom, and 18th in slalom. This marked his 30th career top-10 result, with 11 this season.
The World Cup circuit now shifts focus to the Paralympic Games in Milan-Cortina from March 6 to 15.
Original Sources
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