"But McGrath's lead was short-lived-his teammate Timon Haugan stormed down the course and moved ahead by nearly half a second. Then came their former teammate-turned-Brazilian starter Lucas Braathen. Wearing bib 4, Braathen displayed the sharp, confident skiing that had eluded him last season. With fluid transitions and barely a mistake, he claimed the lead by 0.49 seconds, setting a new benchmark for the field."
"With the top-seven bib group out of the start gate, major shakeups seemed unlikely. But Germany's Linus Strasser in bib 8 proved otherwise. Fresh off a switch to HEAD, Strasser showed promising form and powered into fourth place behind Haugan. Great Britain's Dave Ryding (bib 9) was unable to disrupt the standings, crossing the line 1.37 seconds behind Braathen."
Lucas Braathen won the Levi slalom, with Clément Noël second (+0.31) and Eduard Hallberg third (+0.57). Eighty-one men started the race. Slalom consists of two runs with the combined time determining final standings; only the fastest 30 from Run 1 qualify for Run 2. Loïc Meillard opened Run 1 with 55.45 seconds. Atle Lie McGrath went 0.36 seconds faster before Timon Haugan moved ahead by nearly half a second. Braathen in bib 4 then took the lead by 0.49 seconds. Henrik Kristoffersen finished ahead of Meillard but behind the leaders. Linus Strasser powered into fourth from bib 8, while Dave Ryding was 1.37 seconds behind Braathen.
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