In her second World Cup appearance of the season, Madi Hoffman claimed 36th place in the slalom event in Spindleruv Mlyn, Czech Republic, an improvement on her first World Cup race of the season 42nd‑place finish last week.
 
Competing in a field of 66 athletes, Hoffman crossed the line in a time of 52.79 seconds, edging closer to the top‑30 cutoff required to qualify for the second run. She finished 3.99 seconds behind first‑run leader and American ski legend Mikaela Shiffrin.
 
In the second run, Shiffrin went on to secure the 108th World Cup victory of her remarkable career.

Madi Hoffman continued her return from injury last week, competing in her first World Cup of the season, a slalom event in Flachau, Austria.
 
In a field of 76 skiers, Hoffman finished the first run in 42nd place, missing the top-30 for the second run. Phoebe Heaydon also competed for Australia, but was unable to finish her run.
 
Taking victory was legendary American skier Mikaele Shiffrin, the 107th World Cup win of her career.
 
Also competing for Australia in World Cup Alpine events  last week was Greta Small who competed in Tarvisio, Italy, finishing 48th in the downhill and 53rd in the super-g.
 
Hugh McAdam took part in World Cup slalom events in Wengen and Adelboden in Switzerland but was unable to complete his run at both events.

Updates on OWIA alpine skiing athletes and World Cup performances from Snow Australia National Team members.
 
Madi Hoffman made a successful return from a knee injury sustained over 12 months ago in the Nor-Am Cup slalom events in Mont Saint-Sauveur, Canada, finishing 12th on both days of competition. Hoffman is scheduled to make her World Cup return along with Snow Australia national team member Phoebe Heaydon in the slalom event in Flachau, Austria, on January 13.
 
Harry Laidlaw had a busy week competing in four giant slalom events. First up were the Nor-Am cup events in Tremblant, Canada, where he was 22nd on day one and 17th on day two. He then headed to Burke Mountain in the USA for two FIS events, where Laidlaw was victorious on both days.
 
Greta Small competed in the World Cup event in Zauchensee, Austria, where she finished in 55th place. Next up for Small is the World Cup in Tarvisio, Italy, with a downhill on January 17th and super-g on January 18th.
 
Snow Australia national team member Hugh McAdam has competed in two World Cup events in the past week in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy, and Adelboden, Switzerland, but was unable to finish in both events. McAdam will compete in the slalom in Wengen, Switzerland, on January 18th.