Overview
- Lucas Pinheiro Braathen converted a 0.41-second first‑run lead to beat France’s Clement Noël by 0.31 seconds in Levi.
- Finland’s Eduard Hallberg finished third for his first World Cup podium, with Britain’s Laurie Taylor fourth, just 0.04 seconds off the podium.
- The win is Braathen’s sixth in the World Cup and his first since switching from Norway to Brazil following a year out of competition.
- The season-opening men’s slalom comes less than three months before the Milan‑Cortina Winter Olympics, sharpening early‑season form lines.
- Levi’s ceremony featured the Brazilian anthem and the event’s traditional prize of a reindeer, underscoring the moment’s national significance.