Canada's St-Germain kicks off World Cup slalom season with a 22nd place finish

Canada are next in the gate with the 2023 World Slam champion. This is at Laurent Saint-Germain. Now 0.21, you see the green light in the opening graphic there or next to the start gate. That tells us the advantage that Laurent springs forward from that first leg. Great news for the Canadian team coming into this World Championship season of the Audi FIS Ski World Cup. Brand new sponsor for Team Canada, Capital Power, signing a five-year deal for over $20 million. What does that mean for the athletes? It means no team fees, full support. For the Canadian team, which is a massive breakthrough. Big confidence boost for many of the athletes. Which have been asked to contribute to $30,000 a year. To have that burden lifted really means that Canada's racers can now focus on top performance. Watch the clock here. Laurent Saint-Germain dips for the line. Ooh, just behind Lena Dua. How are you doing? Into runner-up position, again just struggling to get that purchase on the turning ski through this steep pitch and the turn is a little longer and rounder than the first run.