Athletics
Aicher wins first World Cup slalom as Shiffrin focuses on other disciplines
German competitor Emma Aicher secured a maiden World Cup slalom victory on Saturday in Levi, Finland, capitalizing on the absence of Mikaela Shiffrin. The twenty-three-year-old built a leading time during the initial descent and successfully defended her position through the final run of the opening slalom event of the campaign.
Lara Colturi claimed the runner-up spot representing Albania, while Katharina Truppe of Austria finished third to round out the podium. Shiffrin, who previously achieved a record-tying sixth overall title while holding off Aicher last year, plans to limit her participation in the slalom discipline this season to concentrate more heavily on giant slalom and super-G competitions.
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