At the World Cup in Finland
Premiere on the podium: German creates a surprise
November 15, 2025 – 2:06 p.mReading time: 1 min.
At the World Cup in Finland, a DSV athlete achieves unexpected success – and also outshines a colleague. At the front, Mikaela Shiffrin once again dominates.
Strong start to the season for Emma Aicher: The 22-year-old made it to the podium for the first time at the World Cup Slalom in Levi, Finland. She finished third behind Mikaela Shiffrin and Lara Colturi – it is the best slalom result of her career. Previously, sixth place was her best result in the slalom.
Shiffrin was unbeatable in both runs and confidently secured her 102nd World Cup victory. The American distanced Colturi from Albania by 1.66 seconds. Aicher was 2.59 seconds behind.
Lena Dürr, another German, was still on course for the podium after the first run, but in the end she narrowly missed the podium in fourth place (+2.74 seconds). Jessica Hilzinger (+3.32) was eliminated after the first run. Romy Ertl, daughter of former world champion Martina Ertl, also failed to finish on her World Cup debut. The 18-year-old started the race with start number 74.