LEVI, Finland: Germany’s Emma Aicher claimed the first women’s World Cup slalom of the season on Saturday, turning her opening-run lead into a dominant victory to secure the first slalom win of her career.
Aicher, who turned 23 on Friday, had a 0.36-second advantage after the first run and looked comfortable in extending her advantage in the second run on the Levi Black course to finish with a combined time of one minute 52.62 seconds.
She finished 0.43 seconds ahead of Albania’s Lara Colturi, while Austria’s Katharina Truppe climbed from fifth after the first run to complete the podium, 0.50 behind the winner.
The victory adds slalom to Aicher’s growing World Cup resume after previous wins in downhill and super-G.
“I like Levi, it was my first (slalom) podium (last year), first win in slalom (this year), so it means a lot to be here. My whole family is here as well, so it’s really nice to be able to ski the way I want when they are here. “I’m happy with how I skied in both rounds. There’s still a few things I could do better but, overall, I’m happy.”
Colturi, 19, made the ninth World Cup podium of her career but is still searching for her first World Cup win.
