Alpine Skiing

Elian Lehto

Downhill
Super-G

Nationality: Finland
Hometown: Forssa, Finland
Born: 2 June 2000
Turned pro: 2018
Primary discipline: Downhill

Finnish World Cup speed skier (downhill, super-G) racing for Santa Claus Ski Team, competing at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics and three World Championships. Qualified for the season-ending Kvitfjell downhill finals (top 25 only) in 2025-26, but suffered a serious training crash (head injury) during downhill training in Garmisch on 27 Feb 2026, requiring hospitalization in Germany before returning to Finland.

0 WC podiums, 3 top-10s through Feb 2026 (Wikipedia). Serious training crash 27 Feb 2026 in Garmisch (head injury, also knee assessed); per a 9 March 2026 Yle interview, cut-resistant race pants likely prevented a worse outcome.

Sponsors: Equipment: Fischer (skis, bindings and boots), One Way (poles), Smith (helmet and goggles), Auclair (gloves) - all per Ski Sport Finland's own official athlete page. Personal partners (also per Ski Sport Finland's official page): Tommi Maekinen Racing, Sokos Hotels, Lindroos, NOCCO, Puuha Park.

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Skis

Fischer

Lehto's Fischer race ski, per FIS athlete biography (manufacturer-updated field) and Fischer's own athlete page; exact model/flex not individually confirmed.

Fischer race-stock alpine ski line (brand-level.

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Boots

Fischer

Lehto's Fischer boot; shares product entry (id 30) with Rogentin/Hemetsberger's Fischer boot, same brand family.

Fischer race-stock alpine boot line

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Bindings

Fischer RC4 Z13 FF

Lehto's binding brand (Fischer) confirmed via Ski Sport Finland's own official athlete page ('Skis, bindings & boots: Fischer').

Race-stock alpine binding from Fischer's competition-race line

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Poles

One Way

Lehto's One Way pole; shares product entry (id 31) with Stefan Rogentin's One Way pole, same brand family.

Race-stock alpine pole

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Helmet

Smith Optics Icon Mips

Lehto's helmet brand (Smith) confirmed via Ski Sport Finland's own official athlete page and a ski.fi interview.

Race/all-mountain helmet with MIPS rotational-impact protection

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Goggles

Smith Optics Squad XL / Squad MAG

Lehto's goggle brand (Smith) confirmed via Ski Sport Finland's own official athlete page and a ski.fi interview.

Race-oriented snow goggle with ChromaPop lenses, wide field of vision

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Gloves

Auclair

Lehto's glove brand (Auclair) confirmed via Ski Sport Finland's own official athlete page ('Gloves: Auclair'); new Products entry created for this brand (first Auclair entry in the database).

Setup verified 8 July 2026