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Atomic Athletes Deliver Across Olympic Winter as Brand Celebrates Success in Alpine, Nordic, Freeskiing, and Ski Mountaineering
(Altenmarkt, Austria – April, 2026 ) With the season coming to an end, Atomic takes a look back at many memorable competition moments. In an Olympic winter, every race carries more weight. The 2025/26 season asked athletes across alpine, nordic, freeskiing, and ski mountaineering to perform under the sport’s highest pressure, and Atomic athletes answered across disciplines. From the World Cup circuit to the Olympic stage, the season underlined the brand’s strength where skiing matters most: helping athletes compete, win, and progress at the highest level. Alpine skiing remained at the center of that story, while strong results in the other playgrounds showed the breadth of the athlete team across the full world of skiing.
In alpine racing, Atomic once again stood at the front of the sport. The season brought 46 World Cup podiums, 20 victories, four World Cup globes, and seven Olympic medals from 19 athletes. Mikaela Shiffrin led the way with her sixth Overall World Cup title, matching Atomic legend Annemarie Moser-Pröll, while winning nine of 10 slalom races. Sofia Goggia added another major milestone with the Super-G globe, and Lucas Pinheiro Braathen delivered a landmark season with a first World Cup win in Levi, a first globe, and Olympic gold for Brazil. The winter also brought emotional first wins for Nicol Delago and Malorie Blanc, a first speed victory for Marco Schwarz, and a strong first Redster season from Raphael Haaser, who finished third overall in Super-G.
A similar drive carried into nordic racing, where the season was defined by Olympic pressure, close margins, and important breakthroughs. Atomic athletes captured five Olympic medals through Oskar Opstad Vike, Hugo Lapalus, Kristin Fosnæs, Andreas Skoglund, and Stefan Rettenegger. Beyond the podiums, the season also featured breakthrough performances from Ansgar Evensen, who claimed his first World Cup victory in Drammen, Alexa Brabec, who secured her first World Cup win, and athletes including Einar Oftebro and Andreas Skoglund, who stepped onto their first World Cup podiums. Young talents also continued to emerge, with Milla Andreassen qualifying for her first Olympics and skiing into the top 10.
In freeskiing, Atomic athletes built momentum throughout the winter and finished with 29 podiums, seven wins, and four Olympic medals. The season opened strongly in the Snow League, where Atomic athletes repeatedly filled the podium, and that depth continued through the World Cup and Olympic calendar. Luke Harrold claimed his first World Cup win and locked in the Snow League overall, while Brendan Mackay won Olympic bronze in halfpipe. Li Fanghui capped a consistent season with Olympic silver, Zhang Kexin finished third overall in the World Cup standings, and Megan Oldham delivered one of the standout performances of the winter with Olympic gold in Big Air and bronze in Slopestyle. In freeride, Sybille Blanjean and Justine Dufour-Lapointe added more consistency at the top by finishing second and third overall on the Freeride World Tour.
Ski mountaineering (Skimo) added another chapter to the season with dominant performances from Atomic’s Backland team. Across the winter, the team recorded 22 World Cup podiums, including 14 victories, as well as five Olympic medals, three Long Distance World Championships medals, and four European Championships medals. Rémi Bonnet delivered one of the most complete campaigns of the year, winning every Individual and Vertical race on the way to both discipline globes and his first overall title. Thibault Anselmet took the Sprint globe and added Olympic gold in the Mixed Relay plus bronze in the Sprint. Ana Alonso’s comeback stood out with two Olympic bronze medals, while Jon Kistler made an immediate impact in his first season with the team by winning Olympic silver in the Mixed Relay and finishing third in the Sprint World Cup.
Taken together, the season showed what Atomic’s athlete team can do across the full spectrum of skiing. In alpine, the brand continued to define the highest level of the sport. In nordic, freeski, and skimo, Atomic athletes added Olympic medals, globes, first wins, and breakthrough moments of their own. In a winter where timing, precision, and resilience mattered more than ever, Atomic athletes delivered on the biggest stages and carried that success across every major skiing discipline.
