Overview
- Braathen clocked 1:50.72 to open the men's slalom season on top in Levi, Finland.
- France's Clement Noël finished second at +0.31 after pushing in the final run.
- Finland's 2003-born Eduard Hallberg earned his first World Cup podium in third, with Britain’s Laurie Taylor taking fourth.
- Only one Italian reached the second run as Tobias Kastlunger climbed from 23rd to 12th, while Alex Vinatzer exited in run one.
- Several pre-race favorites missed the podium, including last season’s leaders, and McGrath retired in the second run; the tour now heads to Gurgl before the North American swing to Copper Mountain and Beaver Creek.