Alpine skiing Olympians Louis Muhlen-Schulte and Harry Laidlaw both competed in the Schladming World Cup giant slalom under lights in Austria last week.

Muhlen-Schulte was the only finisher, crossing the line in a time of 1:08.36 seconds in 53rd position missing out on advancing to the top-30 second run.

Harry Laidlaw unfortunately did not get through the course when after making a promising start in the top section, his ski released later during his run.

Over the past week Madi Hoffman has had three World Cup starts in two different countries, with her best result coming the giant slalom in Jasna, Slovakia.

First up was the night slalom event in Flachau, Austria, with Hoffman recording a did not finish in the first run.

Next the women's tour moved to Jasna, Slovakia, for a double event weekend featuring giant slalom and slalom.

In the giant slalom, Hoffman finished in 51st place and in the slalom did not finish her first run.

Legendary US skier Mikael Shiffrin further extended her record for most ever wins by an alpine skier, with victories in both slalom events taking her career total to 95 victories, with Sara Hector winning the giant slalom.

This week Olympians Harry Laidlaw and Louis Muhlen-Schulte will be competing in the World Cup giant slalom in Schladming, Austria, with the event to take place on January 23.

Unfortunately three time Olympian Greta Small is set for a stint on the sidelines after injuring her arm last week.

Three-time Olympian Greta Small took part in her first World Cups events of the new year, competing in two super-g and one downhill in Altenmark-Zauchensee, Austria.

First up was a super-g, with Small finishing in 54th place. In the downhill on day two Small finished 43rd, and in the third and final event on Sunday, Small recorded a did not finish in the second super-g at the Austrian resort.

One week earlier in Adelboden, Switzerland, 2018 Olympian Harry Laidlaw made a successful return to competition in his first event of the season after recovering from injury , finishing in 38th place in the World Cup giant slalom race.

The result is just one place behind his best World Cup finish of 37th which he achieved in January 2023 in Schladming, Austria.

Joining Laidlaw in the Adelboden giant slalom event was Louis Muhlen-Schulte, with the 2022 Olympian finishing in 45th place.

Technical event skier Madi Hoffman competed in a number of World Cup events over the Christmas-New Year period. First was a 37th place finish in the slalom in Courchevel, France, on December 21, followed by a 50th place in a World Cup giant slalom in Lienz, Austria a week later.

In the new year Hoffman raced in the World Cup at Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, but did not finish in the slalom.