Brazil's Olympic skiing champion Pinheiro Braathen wins season-opening giant slalom

SÖLDEN, Austria (AP) — The Brazilian skier who earned South America its first medal at the Winter Olympics remains unbeatable in giant slalom.Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won the World Cup season-opener on the Rettenbach glacier on Sunday to extend his winning streak in the discipline to four races, a streak that began with his gold at last season’s Milan Cortina Games.The Norwegian-born Pinheiro Braathen added to his first-run advantage and finished nearly a half-second ahead of the two Swiss skiers who completed the podium.“I didn’t want to hesitate," Pinheiro Braathen said. "I knew what I had in me, and I’m so, so proud to put it out there.”Olympic slalom champion Loic Meillard finished second, 0.48 seconds behind, and five-time defending overall champion Marco Odermatt came third, 0.49 back.American racer River Radamus moved up from 15th after the first run to finish fourth, 0.82 behind.After his second run, Pinheiro Braathen held his arms out wide in celebration and yelled toward the c