He was also accompanied on the podium by Clément Noël (2nd), the race having been won by the Austrian Manuel Feller.
In women, New Zealander Alice Robinson dominated the giant, ahead of American Mikaela Shiffrin and Slovenian Meta Hrovat.
However, he was not in lack of protocol podiums ... The day after his victory over the giant, ensuring him the small globe of the specialty and especially the victory in the general classification, Alexis Pinturault, without any pressure, found the resources to get on the slalom podium thanks to a superb second round.
Under the snowflakes, he was then able to lift his big crystal globe, the first of his career, the culmination of years of work the day after his 30th birthday, in front of some relatives including his dad.
There was even a bit of atmosphere in the canton of Graubünden!
A few dozen noisy Slovak fans more or less aware of the camera have indeed taken over the limits of the protocol area to sing the Slovak anthem in honor of their champion Petra Vlhova.
In front of her family, who are part of her private team, Vlhova became the very first Slovak to lift the trophy.
Tired, she did not work miracles on the giant, finishing 11th. New Zealand prodigy Alice Robinson started her season a little late: with her victory, the 3rd of her career at 19, she signed a 2nd consecutive podium after a failed winter.
She deprived American Mikaela Shiffrin of a 70th World Cup victory for 28/100.
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Touching farewell for Jean-Baptiste Grange
On the slalom, contested under increasingly heavy snow, Manuel Feller was the strongest to get at the age of 28 the second victory of his season, also the second of his career.
Thanks to his 2nd place at 08/100, Clément Noël took 2nd place in the classification of the specialty for the 3rd consecutive season, at only 23 years old.
He ended well a strange winter where he was irregular, with five podiums including two victories but also three big failures in the World Cup and a failure at the Worlds in Cortina d'Ampezzo (21st after a huge error).
With Alexis Pinturault, 3rd at 11/100, it is again two Blues who climb on the podium for the 5th time this winter, and the 3rd time in a row in the last three men's races.
They thus paid a fine tribute to their teammate Jean-Baptiste Grange, the two-time world slalom champion, who competed in Lenzerheide for the last race of his career at the age of 36, before being expected and celebrated in the area of ?? 'arrival.
After a first round in which he did not take any risks, Grange put aside the tight stakes of the slalom to descend at his own pace down the slope of the Grisons resort, embraced and greeted in passing by various coaches.
In the finish area, several members of the France team waited for him for a guard of honor and a champagne shower, in particular the giantist Tessa Worley and her ex-teammate Julien Lizeroux, who is currently retiring. of the season.
Grange was also greeted by his relatives, visible live on several giant screens around the track, as was the case for other skiers.
“I'm happy, I was calm I was able to enjoy the hugs with the coaches, I got a standing ovation from everyone at the start.
I took the time, they gave me a nice gift on arrival (...) it's just happiness, my decision has been made, ”he explained.
Twice world slalom champion in 2011 and 2015, Jean-Baptiste Grange will have competed in 197 World Cup races, for 18 podiums including 9 victories.
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