.jpg) Lehto at 2026 Winter Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (2000-06-02) 2 June 2000 Forssa, Finland |
| Skiing career | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Sport | Alpine skiing |
| Club | Santa Claus Ski Team |
| Disciplines | Downhill, super-G |
World Cup debut | 19 December 2018 (age 18) |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 1 – (2026) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 3 – (2019, 2023, 2025) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 6 – (2019, 2022–2026) |
| Podiums | 0 |
Overall titles | 0 – (69th in 2024) |
Discipline titles | 0 – (22nd in DH, 2025) |
Elian Lehto (born 2 June 2000) is a Finnish World Cup alpine skier who specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G.[1] He has represented Finland at the 2026 Winter Olympics and three World Championships.
Career
Lehto has finished in the top 10 three times in World Cup races since 2026.[1]
Thanks to his World Cup season in 2026, he qualified for the Kvitfjell finals in downhill. Only the top 25 athletes in the specialty standing get this right.[2]
Crash in Garmisch 2026
On 27 February 2026 during the training for the World Cup downhill in Garmisch, following a bad fall, there were fears for his health conditions. He was transported by helicopter after a few days spent in German hospitals and returned to Finland. In a 9 March 2026 interview he spoke of his very bad crash, in which he suffered a blow to the head. He said that once the condition of his knee had been assessed, he would return to training and therefore to skiing.[3]
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | ||||||
| Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | |
| 2023 | 22 | 130 | — | — | — | 23 |
| 2024 | 23 | 69 | — | — | 39 | 25 |
| 2025 | 24 | 70 | — | — | 39 | 22 |
| 2026 | 25 | 74 | — | — | 50 | 24 |
Top-ten results
| Season | ||||
| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2025 | 22 February 2025 |  Crans-Montana, Switzerland |
Downhill | 10th |
| 2026 | 18 December 2025 |  Val Gardena, Italy |
Downhill | 10th |
| 20 December 2025 | Downhill | 10th |
World Championship results
| Year | |||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team combined | |
| 2019 | 18 | — | DNF1 | — | — | — | —N/a |
| 2023 | 22 | — | — | 22 | 25 | DNF2 | |
| 2025 | 24 | — | — | 26 | 14 | —N/a | DNF2 |
Olympic results
| Year | ||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Team combined | |
| 2026 | 25 | — | — | 25 | 20 | 9 |
References
- "Elian Lehto". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- "Ancora Franzoni, quinto podio nel giorno del ritorno di Kriechmayr e dell'Austria. Odermatt, ecco le prime due coppe!". neveitalia.it (in Italian). 13 March 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- "Viiltosuojahousut pelastivat todennäköisesti hengen – Elian Lehto avautuu nyt rajusta harjoitustapaturmastaan". yle.fi (in Finnish). 9 March 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
External links
- Elian Lehto at FIS (alpine)
- Elian Lehto at Olympics.com
- Elian Lehto at the Finnish Olympic Committee (in Finnish)
- Elian Lehto at Olympedia
- Elian Lehto at InterSportStats
- Elian Lehto at Milano Cortina 2026
- Elian Lehto on Instagram