Skiing-Germany’s Aicher powers to first World Cup slalom victory in Levi

Germany’s Emma Aicher won the opening women’s World Cup slalom in Levi, Finland, converting her first-run lead into the first slalom victory of her career. The 23-year-old’s win adds another discipline to her World Cup record and came a day after her birthday.

Aicher finished in 1:52.62, 0.43 seconds ahead of Albania’s Lara Colturi; Austria’s Katharina Truppe took third, half a second behind. Slovakia’s Petra Vlhova returned to World Cup slalom after a serious knee injury and placed 16th, while reigning champion Mikaela Shiffrin was absent and plans to start her campaign in Killington on 29 November.