Overview
- Olympic champion Clément Noël claimed his first victory of the season in Madonna di Campiglio, edging Finland's Eduard Hallberg by 0.12 seconds and France's Paco Rassat by 0.37.
- Linus Straßer stood seventh after the opening run at 0.41 seconds off the lead but a major error in the second run dropped him to 14th.
- Straßer said there were many good sections and that the direction is right, stressing patience as he works to link two complete runs after a recent equipment change.
- The Madonna race was the fifth-to-last slalom before the Winter Games, with upcoming stops in Adelboden, Wengen, Kitzbühel and Schladming.
- Germany's Sebastian Holzmann and Anton Tremmel exited in the first run, capping a difficult outing for the DSV contingent.