Auguste Aulnette finishes 20th in this opening slalom. The slalom skiers resume as early as next week in Gürgl, Austria, on Sunday, November 22.
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen wins the Levi slalom, the first slalom event of the World Cup. The Brazilian prevails by 0.56 seconds over Clément Noël.
Loïc Meillard completes the podium, 0.73 seconds behind the winner. The gap between second and third therefore remains narrow.
The 2026-2027 season is off to a rather good start for the French slalom skiers. Noël immediately returns to second place in the Finnish resort.
The Brazilian was imperial in the first run. He held the lead all the way and did not let any suspense develop.
Very fast on the gliding sections, he had nearly a one-second lead at the halfway point. He ultimately wins by a comfortable margin of 0.56 seconds.
The reigning Olympic giant slalom champion also keeps the lead in the overall World Cup standings. It is his second consecutive victory, after the Sölden giant slalom.
The skier from the Vosges nonetheless set the tone with the second-fastest time of the first run. His second run was more than solid.
Surgical on the wall, where his technique as often works wonders, Noël was right on time for this return.
The result is nonetheless promising. Already second a year earlier in the Finnish resort, he confirms his level at Levi.
At 29, the 2022 Olympic champion in the discipline hopes at last to claim a first crystal globe in slalom. He finished second last season, for the fourth time in his career.