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Levi Women’s Slalom Preview: Start List, Daily Program, and Key Storylines
The World Cup Olympic season opens Saturday in Levi, Finland. This preview provides the start list, daily program, and key storylines, and includes links to download both documents.
North American Spotlight
North America begins the Olympic season with both opportunities and setbacks. 2023 World Slalom Champion Laurence St-Germain will miss the opener due to a painful back, a significant loss for Canada on a slope where she has delivered consistent results. For the United States, Katie Hensien will not race after suffering an ankle injury. Even with those absences, Canada starts five athletes, and the United States brings a deep group of six.
A Strong First Group
Wendy Holdener of Switzerland will be the first skier of the 2026 World Cup Olympic slalom season, setting the early pace for an elite opening block that includes:
- 2 – 2024 Levi podium finisher Lena Dürr (GER)
- 3 – Eight-time Levi champion Mikaela Shiffrin (USA)
- 4 – 2025 World Champion Camille Rast (SUI)
- 5 – Last year’s Levi runner-up Katharina Liensberger (AUT)
- 6 – Reigning World Cup slalom champion Zrinka Ljutic (CRO)
Start Numbers: U.S., Canada, Great Britain
United States
- 3 – Mikaela Shiffrin
- 11 – Paula Moltzan
- 25 – AJ Hurt
- 40 – Nina O’Brien
- 41 – Liv Moritz
- 58 – Annika Hunt
- (Katie Hensien is a pull)
Canada
- 20 – Ali Nullmeyer
- 31 – Amelia Smart
- 43 – Arianne Forget
- 47 – Kiki Alexander
- 63 – Sarah Bennett
- (St-Germain is a pull)
Great Britain
- 62 – Victoria Palla
Course setters — First run: Klaus Mayrhofer (AUT) Second run: Jörg Roten (SUI)
How to Watch
The women take the hill on Saturday, Nov. 15, with the first run at 4:00 a.m. EDT / 1:00 a.m. PDT and the second run at 7:00 a.m. EDT / 4:00 a.m. PDT.
For U.S. viewers looking to sign up for the Ski and Snowboard Live streaming service, use this link to access available discount codes.
- United States: Live and replay coverage on Ski and Snowboard Live.
- Canada: Stream on CBC Sports.
- Great Britain: Both races air live on Discovery+ — first run 9:00 a.m., second run 12:00 p.m. UK time.
Daily Program Women’s Levi SL Saturday November 15th
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First Run Starlist Women’s SL Levi
About the Author: Peter Lange
