Levi, November 16, 2024 – The weekend of Levi in Finland with the men’s slalom, which returns to Levi Black after five years. On Saturday there was already the domination of Mikaela Shiffrinempress of the Finnish resort with 8 successes, are 98 total in the World Cup, while among the men the forecast is decidedly more uncertain with at least 10 skiers capable of winning. Then the returns. Hischer he has officially returned to the race in Solden and will also be present in Levi between the narrow posts, with great curiosity from everyone, as well as for Lucas Braathenimmediately competitive between the posts at Rettenbach. Also to be checked Steen Olsennot the favorite, but fresh from the victory in Austria. In Italy the sector is doing better than the women’s one and there are some cards to play.
Favorites
There are eight top skiers in the world’s top group, and all of them are potential protagonists. The Austrian Manuel will try Fellera true slalom tightrope walker, but watch out for the solid German Linus Strasserwithout forgetting the Norwegians Henrik Kristoffersen and Timon The pilewhile Clement is also in the game Christmas and Daniel Yule. Among the first fifteen bibs, watch out for Atle Lie McgrathChristopher Jacobsen and Fabio Gstrein. And Italy? There is a group of good cards in the deck. Obviously we start with Tommaso Salawho has to redeem a season, last season, a little more complicated than expected, then Alex Vinatzerwho today appears more competitive in giant, up to the veteran Stefano Gross. Tobias completes the team Kastlunger and Thomas Saccardi. Finally, there is great curiosity about the level of competitiveness of the two seasonal returns. Hirscher will still have a wild card and will start immediately after thirty (bib 31), more or less in the Lucas area Braathen (bib 33) who has already shown his worth in Solden.
The first fifteen bibs and the Italians
1 Timon Haugan 2 Linus Strasser 3 Clement Noel 4 Dave Ryding 5 Daniel Yule 6 Loic Meillard 7 Manuel Feller 8 Henrik Kristoffersen 9 Atle Lie McGrath 10 Marc Rochat 11 Steven Amiez 12 Kristofer Jakobsen 13 Fabio Gstrein 14 Johannes Strolz 15 Dominik Raschner For the Italians, the first to start will be Tommaso Sala with the 17, then Alex Vinatzer with the 18, Stefano Gross with the 35, Tobias Kastlunger with the 38 and Tommaso Saccardi with the 56
Where to see it on TV
The men’s slalom in Levi will be held on Sunday, November 17, with the first run at 10 a.m. and the second run at 13 p.m. Live on Eurosport 1, Sky channel 210, with commentary by Zoran Filicic and Silvano Varettoni. Streaming on Sky Go and Discovery Plus. Live on Raisport Hd, digital channel 58, with commentary by Davide Labate and Alberto Schieppati. Streaming on Raiplay.
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