Skiing-Germany's Aicher powers to first World Cup slalom victory in Levi

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LEVI, Finland, Nov 14 : Germany's Emma Aicher claimed the first women's World Cup slalom of the season on Saturday, turning her opening-run lead into a dominant victory to secure the first slalom win of her career.

Aicher, who turned 23 on Friday, had a 0.36-second advantage after the first run and looked comfortable in extending her advantage in the second run on the Levi Black course to finish with a combined time of one minute 52.62 seconds.

She finished 0.43 seconds ahead of Albania's Lara Colturi, while Austria's Katharina Truppe climbed from fifth after the first run to complete the podium, 0.50 behind the winner.

The victory adds slalom to Aicher's growing World Cup resume after previous wins in downhill and super-G.

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