Overview
- The German Ski Association confirmed Romy Ertl will start her first World Cup slalom on Saturday in Levi, Finland.
- “I’m incredibly happy,” Ertl said, calling it a childhood dream to line up with athletes such as Lena Dürr and Mikaela Shiffrin.
- Germany’s women’s slalom starters in Levi are Romy Ertl, Emma Aicher, Lena Dürr and Jessica Hilzinger.
- On the men’s side, 24-year-old Dominik Zerhoch will make his World Cup debut alongside Linus Straßer, Sebastian Holzmann and Anton Tremmel.
- Levi hosts the season’s first slaloms of the Olympic winter, with runs set for 10:00 and 13:00 CET and coverage on Eurosport and ZDF’s stream.