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The men’s World Cup slalom season resumes Wednesday night in Schladming, Austria, where the iconic Planai Stadium will again host one of the most intense and unpredictable races on the calendar. With just three slalom races remaining before the World Cup Finals, the discipline stands alone as the tightest and most volatile title fight in alpine skiing.
The official start list and full bib draw for Wednesday’s night slalom will be released early Wednesday morning. Because Schladming hosts a men’s night giant slalom tonight, the team captains’ meeting for slalom is not scheduled until Wednesday morning. Ski Racing Media will publish the complete start list with bib numbers as soon as it becomes available.
This article provides confirmed standings context, seeded-group information, national USA, CAN and GBR entries, and viewing details ahead of the race.
Men’s World Cup Slalom Podium Table — 2025–26 Season
| Venue | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levi (FIN) | 🇧🇷 Lucas Pinheiro Braathen (BRA) | 🇫🇷 Clément Noël (FRA) | 🇫🇮 Eduard Hallberg (FIN) |
| Gurgl (AUT) | 🇫🇷 Paco Rassat (FRA) | 🇧🇪 Armand Marchant (BEL) | 🇳🇴 Atle Lie McGrath (NOR) |
| Val d’Isère (FRA) | 🇳🇴 Timon Haugan (NOR) | 🇨🇭 Loïc Meillard (SUI) | 🇳🇴 Henrik Kristoffersen (NOR) |
| Alta Badia (ITA) | 🇳🇴 Atle Lie McGrath (NOR) | 🇫🇷 Clément Noël (FRA) | 🇨🇭 Loïc Meillard (SUI) |
| Madonna di Campiglio (ITA) | 🇫🇷 Clément Noël (FRA) | 🇫🇮 Eduard Hallberg (FIN) | 🇫🇷 Paco Rassat (FRA) |
| Adelboden (SUI) | 🇫🇷 Paco Rassat (FRA) | 🇳🇴 Atle Lie McGrath (NOR) | 🇳🇴 Henrik Kristoffersen (NOR) |
| Wengen (SUI) | 🇳🇴 Atle Lie McGrath (NOR) | 🇧🇷 Lucas Pinheiro Braathen (BRA) | 🇳🇴 Henrik Kristoffersen (NOR) |
| Kitzbühel (AUT) | 🇦🇹 Manuel Feller (AUT) | 🇨🇭 Loïc Meillard (SUI) | 🇩🇪 Linus Strasser (GER) |
Men’s World Cup Slalom — Season Standings (Top Five)
After Kitzbühel (AUT), 8 of 11 races
- 1st 🇧🇷 Lucas Pinheiro Braathen (BRA) — YOB 2000 — 401 pts — Atomic
- 2nd 🇫🇷 Clément Noël (FRA) — YOB 1997 — (–26)
- 3rd 🇳🇴 Atle Lie McGrath (NOR) — YOB 2000 — (–29) — HEAD
- 4th 🇳🇴 Timon Haugan (NOR) — YOB 1996 — (–42)
- 5th 🇫🇷 Paco Rassat (FRA) — YOB 1998 — (–43) — HEAD
With only 43 points separating the top five, men’s slalom is the closest title race on the World Cup. Through eight races this season, six different skiers have won, 11 different athletes have reached the podium, and eight nations have claimed podium finishes — more parity than any other discipline.
Men’s World Cup Slalom — Top Seven on the WCSL
First seed group for Schladming; ordered by WCSL rank
- 🇫🇷 Clément Noël (FRA) — YOB 1997 — WCSL SL rank: 1
- 🇳🇴 Timon Haugan (NOR) — YOB 1996 — WCSL SL rank: 1
- 🇳🇴 Atle Lie McGrath (NOR) — YOB 2000 — WCSL SL rank: 3 — HEAD
- 🇨🇭 Loïc Meillard (SUI) — YOB 1996 — WCSL SL rank: 4
- 🇧🇷 Lucas Pinheiro Braathen (BRA) — YOB 2000 — WCSL SL rank: 5 — Atomic, Oakley
- 🇳🇴 Henrik Kristoffersen (NOR) — YOB 1994 — WCSL SL rank: 6
- 🇫🇷 Paco Rassat (FRA) — YOB 1998 — WCSL SL rank: 7 — HEAD
These seven skiers form the first seeded start group for Schladming, anchoring a field where hundredths of a second routinely reshape the leaderboard.
🇺🇸 USA — Men’s Slalom
- 🇺🇸 Ben Ritchie (USA) — YOB 2000 — WC SL rank: 44 — HEAD
- 🇺🇸 Cooper Puckett (USA) — YOB 2003 — WC SL rank: 52 — HEAD
- 🇺🇸 Jett Seymour (USA) — YOB 1998 — WC SL rank: 57 — Atomic
- 🇺🇸 Luke Winters (USA) — YOB 1997
🇨🇦 CAN — Men’s Slalom
Canada will start one athlete in Schladming.
- 🇨🇦 Simon Fournier (CAN) — Independent — World Cup veteran — first World Cup start of the 2026 season — NCAA All-American, University of Denver — Oakley
🇬🇧 GBR — Men’s Slalom
- 🇬🇧 Laurie Taylor (GBR) — YOB 1996 — WC SL rank: 20 — HEAD
- 🇬🇧 Dave Ryding (GBR) — YOB 1986 — WC SL rank: 22 — HEAD
- 🇬🇧 Billy Major (GBR) — YOB 1996 — WC SL rank: 32 — HEAD
- 🇬🇧 Luca Carrick-Smith (GBR) — YOB 2005
Course setters — First run: Tristain Glasse-Davies (USA): Second run: M. Pircher (BRA)
Men’s Slalom Race
The men’s slalom is set for Wednesday, January 28th. Run one begins at 11:45 a.m. ET / 8:45 a.m. PT, followed by run two at 2:45 p.m. ET / 11:45 a.m. PT. Fans in Great Britain can tune in at 16:45 for the first run and 19:45 for the second.
How to Watch
- 🇺🇸 United States: Live and replay coverage on Peacocktv
- 🇨🇦 Canada: Live stream on CBC Sports
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain: Live coverage on Discovery+, starting at 10:30 a.m. UK time
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