Levi Women’s Slalom Start List: Vlhova Returns as Shiffrin Sits Out

Nov 13, 2026

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Start List, Bibs, Times & How to Watch

The first women’s World Cup slalom of 2026-27 brings 89 racers from 31 nations to Levi Black on Saturday. Reigning slalom champion Mikaela Shiffrin will miss the opener after winning nine of last season’s 10 World Cup slaloms. She plans to begin her slalom season at Killington on Nov. 29, the third slalom race of the season. www.nbcsports.com

Camille Rast was the only skier to beat Shiffrin in slalom last season, edging her by 0.14 seconds at Kranjska Gora. Now ranked second on the World Cup slalom start list, Rast is among the favorites in Levi. Six-time Levi winner Petra Vlhova also returns to the World Cup slalom field for the first time since Jan. 16, 2024, in Flachau. Her last Levi victory came in November 2023.

With Shiffrin absent and Vlhova back, the season’s first slalom is unusually open and difficult to predict. The FIS race crew expects cold, icy conditions on Levi Black.What to know before Levi

  • 🇫🇮 FIN — The FIS start list has 89 women representing 31 nations. Italy, Switzerland and the United States each have nine racers.
  • 🇺🇸 USA — Shiffrin, the reigning World Cup slalom champion and a nine-time Levi winner, is not racing. She plans to begin her slalom season in Killington, Vermont, on Nov. 29.
  • 🇸🇰 SVK — Vlhova has won the Levi slalom six times. She returns to the World Cup slalom field after her last start in Flachau on Jan. 16, 2024.
  • 🇨🇦 CAN — Ali Nullmeyer is out with an injury. She qualified for four World Cup Finals from 2022 through 2025 and hopes to return later this season.
  • 🇫🇮 FIN — The FIS race crew reports cold, icy conditions and expects “a real slalom.”
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Last year in Levi

Shiffrin won the 2025 Levi slalom by 1.66 seconds over Lara Colturi. Emma Aicher finished third, earning her first World Cup slalom podium.

  1. 🇺🇸 Mikaela Shiffrin — USA
  2. 🇦🇱 Lara Colturi — ALB
  3. 🇩🇪 Emma Aicher — GER

Shiffrin’s absence breaks up a remarkable run of Levi dominance. The last 14 women’s slaloms at Levi have been won by either Shiffrin or Vlhova. Shiffrin has nine Levi victories; Vlhova has six, most recently in November 2023.

The top seven WCSL starters

Shiffrin leads the World Cup Start List (WCSL) but is not entered. The next seven ranked starters are Camille Rast, Wendy Holdener, Katharina Truppe, Paula Moltzan, Aicher, Colturi and Anna Swenn Larsson. Their bibs reflect the public draw.

  • Bib 1 | 🇩🇪 GER — Emma Aicher | YOB 2003 | WCSL Rank 6 | HEAD
  • Bib 2 | 🇦🇱 ALB — Lara Colturi | YOB 2006 | WCSL Rank 7 | HEAD
  • Bib 3 | 🇦🇹 AUT — Katharina Truppe | YOB 1996 | WCSL Rank 4 | Völkl
  • Bib 4 | 🇸🇪 SWE — Anna Swenn Larsson | YOB 1991 | WCSL Rank 8 | HEAD
  • Bib 5 | 🇨🇭 SUI — Camille Rast | YOB 1999 | WCSL Rank 2 | HEAD
  • Bib 6 | 🇺🇸 USA — Paula Moltzan | YOB 1994 | WCSL Rank 5
  • Bib 7 | 🇨🇭 SUI — Wendy Holdener | YOB 1993 | WCSL Rank 3 | HEAD

The first 15 bibs are Emma Aicher, Lara Colturi, Katharina Truppe, Anna Swenn Larsson, Camille Rast, Paula Moltzan, Wendy Holdener, Sara Hector, Marion Chevrier, Katharina Huber, Dzenifera Germane, Lena Duerr, Andreja Slokar, Cornelia Oehlund and Petra Vlhova.

🇺🇸 USA — Stifel U.S. Ski Team

Nine U.S. women are on the Levi start list. Moltzan is the team’s highest-ranked slalom skier on the WCSL. AJ Hurt and Nina O’Brien also have WCSL points; Logan Grosdidier returns to a World Cup start list.

🇨🇦 CAN — Canadian starters

Canada has five women on the start list. Laurence St-Germain leads the group. Amelia Smart is racing independently and is no longer a named Alpine Canada Alpin athlete.

  • Bib 21 | 🇨🇦 CAN — Laurence St-Germain (1994) | WCSL rank 22 | Alpine Canada; University of Vermont.
  • Bib 42 | 🇨🇦 CAN — Sarah Bennett (2001) | Alpine Canada.
  • Bib 47 | 🇨🇦 CAN — Amelia Smart (1999) | WCSL rank 40, 25 points | University of Denver; Atomic.
  • Bib 54 | 🇨🇦 CAN — Kiki Alexander (2001) | Alpine Canada; HEAD
  • Bib 61 | 🇨🇦 CAN — Justine Lamontagne (2002) | WCSL rank 57, 5 points | Alpine Canada; Montana State University. She made her World Cup debut in Levi in 2023.

Nullmeyer’s absence is notable: she is an established Canadian slalom skier who qualified for four World Cup Finals between 2022 and 2025.

🇬🇧 Great Britain

  • Bib 59 | 🇬🇧 GBR — Molly Butler (2006) | Butler is Great Britain’s sole entrant and is set to make her World Cup debut in Levi.

Petra Vlhova returns; Shiffrin waits for Killington

Vlhova’s Levi record makes her return a major storyline. She has six victories at Levi Black, with her most recent win in November 2023. Her last World Cup slalom was in Flachau on Jan. 16, 2024.

Shiffrin will miss the race she has won nine times, including last season. She is looking for new challenges and plans to start her slalom campaign at Killington on Nov. 29, the third women’s slalom of the season.

Course setters

  • 🇺🇸 Run 1: Žan Špilar (USA)
  • 🇨🇭 Run 2: Claude-Alain Art (SUI)

When to watch the Levi women’s slalom

RunLeviEasternMountainPacific
Run 111 a.m.4 a.m.2 a.m.1 a.m.
Run 22 p.m.7 a.m.5 a.m.4 a.m.

How to watch the Levi women’s slalom

United States: Peacock will stream both runs live and on demand: Run 1 and Run 2. A free full-race replay will be available on the U.S. Ski & Snowboard YouTube channel 24 hours after the race.

Canada: Watch through CBC Sports or stream on CBC Gem.

Great Britain: Watch on TNT Sports or stream on HBO Max. Levi women’s slalom on TNT Sports.

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