Louis Muhlen-Schulte and Madi Hoffman have both competed at the World Cup slalom events in Gurgl, Austria, over the weekend, with Muhlen-Schulte coming agonisingly close to qualifying for the top-30 second run, missing out by just 0.05 seconds in 32nd place.
The 32nd place is his best ever result in World Cup slalom, with the 2022 Olympian making the top-30 once last season in the giant slalom discipline and becoming the first Australian male to score World Cup ranking points in a technical discipline.
Muhlen-Schulte finished in a time of 55.56 seconds, 2.76 seconds behind event winner Clement Noel of France.
“Gurgl that's a tough one. Never love being on the wrong side of the coin (second run top-30), but I'm happy to be there fighting with the best.
“It was not an easy day by any means, really icy and the hill is harder than it looks. I haven't skied much slalom this season but wanted to give it a crack and came into the weekend feeling good. The run was good I'm happy with my skiing, I had a few too many mistakes but I'm glad the speed is there and I am excited that there's plenty more racing to come.
“Up next for me I have a week of training in Europe then I'm headed to Beaver Creek for the next giant slalom of the season.”
In the women’s event, Madi Hoffman finished the first run in 53rd place in a time of 54.67 seconds, 3.59 seconds behind the event winner, legendary American skier Mikaela Shiffrin, who recorded her 99th FIS World Cup victory, and can claim win number 100 on home soil next weekend in Killington.
The 32nd place is his best ever result in World Cup slalom, with the 2022 Olympian making the top-30 once last season in the giant slalom discipline and becoming the first Australian male to score World Cup ranking points in a technical discipline.
Muhlen-Schulte finished in a time of 55.56 seconds, 2.76 seconds behind event winner Clement Noel of France.
“Gurgl that's a tough one. Never love being on the wrong side of the coin (second run top-30), but I'm happy to be there fighting with the best.
“It was not an easy day by any means, really icy and the hill is harder than it looks. I haven't skied much slalom this season but wanted to give it a crack and came into the weekend feeling good. The run was good I'm happy with my skiing, I had a few too many mistakes but I'm glad the speed is there and I am excited that there's plenty more racing to come.
“Up next for me I have a week of training in Europe then I'm headed to Beaver Creek for the next giant slalom of the season.”
In the women’s event, Madi Hoffman finished the first run in 53rd place in a time of 54.67 seconds, 3.59 seconds behind the event winner, legendary American skier Mikaela Shiffrin, who recorded her 99th FIS World Cup victory, and can claim win number 100 on home soil next weekend in Killington.
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