Charlie Guest and Victoria Palla to represent Britain at Women’s Slalom World Cup Opener

First British appearances of the season at Women’s Alpine World Cup to come in Levi

What Is It?

The first Slalom World Cup of the season sees the Finnish resort of Levi host a Women’s Slalom double header in one of the best-attended of the regular World Cup calendar races

When’s the Action?

For those attending in person, the weekend kicks off with a Kids Race and Opening Ceremony on Friday 10 November

The first World Cup race goes off on Saturday 11 November (first run 10am UK time, second run 1pm UK time) with the second race following on Sunday 12 November (10:15am / 1.15pm)

Who’s Representing Britain?

World Cup Squad member Charlie Guest tops the billing, while 22-year-old Victoria Palla lines up for only her second World Cup level appearance

What’s Our Track Record?

Levi has been a happy hunting ground for Charlie Guest with two top-30 finishes, including a 20th place, in the past three seasons

Britain’s best result in Levi remains in the men’s Slalom, with Dave Ryding’s 2016 sixth place finish the high watermark

What Else Is There To knOw?

Finland’s largest ski resort, Finland is located in Finnish Lapland, putting the races firmly within the Arctic Circle

As well as it’s skiing heritage, Levi is famous as an observation point for the Northern Lights, and is considered to be one of the spots with the best likelihood of catching the aurora

Mikaela Shiffrin is the undisputed queen of the race’s history, having last year taken back-to-back wins giving her a record six victories at the resort