Shiffrin starts bib 6, Moltzan 10 in first Levi SL

Mikaela Shiffrin with Santa at Levi bib draw, Credit: GEPA Pictures

The World Cup women will start their season tomorrow. Predicted temperatures are excellent and the chance of significant precipitation is low. This weekend anticipates two great Slalom races in Levi.

Six nations are starting in the top seven, first seed, with Switzerland having two. In the second seed of eight skiers, seven countries are represented. Austria has two. The USA has one woman in each seed.

Defending World Cup Overall winner Mikaela Shiffrin drew bib six. USST’s Paula Moltzan, the UVM student, pulled bib ten. Last year’s Slalom globe winner Petra Vlhova and defending Levi champion starts one position ahead of Shiffrin with Bib five. ACA member and Middlebury student Canadian Ali Nullmeyer drew bib eight.

The other USST and Canadian ACA athletes on the start list for tomorrow will start with the following bibs. Above bib 15, the athletes run in the order of their rank.

• Bib 18, Laurence St-Germain, ACA, University of Vermont graduate
• Bib 20, Amelia Smart, ACA, University of Denver graduate
• Bib 38, Lila Lapanja, USA, independent
• Bib 43, Kiki Alexander, ACA
• Bib 45, Ava Sunshine, USST, Ski and Snowboard Club Vail
• Bib 51, Nina O’Brien, USST, Burke Mountain Academy
• Bib 57, Katie Hensien, USST, Rowmark Ski Academy, DU graduate
• Bib 68, AJ Hurt, USST, Team Palisades Tahoe

The race will begin at 4:00 am Eastern, 1:00 am Pacific

Second Run will start at 7:00 am Eastern, 4:00 am Pacific

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Complete Start List: click to enlarge