Overview
- Emma Aicher produced a start-to-finish win in Levi on Saturday, November 14, taking the slalom by 0.43 seconds and moving into a tie for the overall World Cup lead on 160 points.
- Mikaela Shiffrin elected not to start the early slaloms in Levi and Gurgl this season, a decision that opened podium and points opportunities for rivals like Aicher and Lara Colturi.
- Petra Vlhova returned to World Cup slalom competition after her January 2024 ACL tear and finished 16th in Levi, marking the end of a long recovery but a modest race result.
- Swiss Ski announced on Friday, November 13, that Mélanie Meillard tore an ACL and damaged both menisci in training, ruling her out for the season and removing a key Swiss contender from the early slalom lineup.
- On Sunday, November 15, Lucas Pinheiro Braathen won the men's slalom in Levi, while Germany’s Linus Straßer placed 13th, and the weekend’s results set momentum and standings storylines ahead of next weekend’s races in Gurgl.