
In the absence of Mikaela Shiffrin, German Emma Aicher won on the Levi Black track, marking her first slalom victory.
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The race took place on the Levi Black track in Finland. Mikaela Shiffrin was absent from this event.
When the queen of slalom and Levi Mikaela Shiffrin is not there, the outsiders have a great time. If her American compatriot Paula Moltzan, winner of the season opener on the Sölden giant, fell in the first round, Emma Aicher hit hard. Shiffrin's runner-up in the general classification last season won the slalom on the Levi Black on Saturday November 14. The 22-year-old skier achieves her very first success between the stakes and confirms her immense talent.
Winner in downhill and Super-G, Aicher showed solid abilities in the technical events. She seized the opportunity to assert herself in the absence of Mikaela Shiffrin, and confirms that she will be a serious candidate for the crystal globe, while the American explained that she wanted to concentrate her calendar more this season. Emma Aicher beat the Albanian Lara Colturi (+ 0"43), already second in Sölden two weeks earlier and on the same Levi slalom in 2025, and the Austrian Katharina Truppe (+ 0"50).
Promising start for the Blues
Best time in the first round for the first time in her career, the winner of the day showed off her versatility by shining as much on the winding sections as on the speed sections. Emma Aicher takes the lead in the general classification of the World Cup after two events, tied with Colturi, another great promise on the circuit still looking for her first success.
Great performance from the French clan with the group shot of Marion Chevrier and Marie Lamure, respectively sixth (+1"23) and seventh (+1"49). The two 25-year-old Tricolors achieved the best result of their careers for this first slalom of the season. Caitlin McFarlane took 26th place.

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