Elian Lehto (born 2 June 2000) is a Finnish World Cup alpine skier who specializes in the speed events of downhill and super-G. 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.
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.
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.
World Cup results Season standings SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiantslalomDownhill 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 Place202522 February 2025 Crans-Montana, Switzerland Downhill 10th202618 December 2025 Val Gardena, Italy Downhill 10th20 December 2025 Downhill 10th
World Championship results YearAgeSlalomGiantslalomDownhillCombinedTeamcombined 2019 18 — DNF1 — — — rowspan=2 2023 22 — — 22 25 DNF2 2025 24 — — 26 14 DNF2
Olympic results YearAgeSlalomGiantslalomDownhillTeamcombined202625——25209
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Elian Lehto at Milano Cortina 2026