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.

Three-time Olympian Greta Small made a strong return to competition at the 2025 World Championships after a season-ending knee injury last February. Small contested the downhill on day one, finishing 57th, in a race won by U.S. legend Lindsey Vonn, who claimed her first World Cup victory since returning after a five year break at the age of 41.
 
2022 Olympian Louis Muhlen-Schulte lined up in the World Cup giant slalom in Val d’Isère, France, but was unable to complete his run after losing a ski just past the halfway mark. Victory went to Timon Haugan of Norway.
 
Looking ahead, Sophie Mahon will compete in Courchevel, France, on December 16. Small will remain in St Moritz for a European Cup Downhill on December 17 and 18.
 
Muhlen-Schulte and Harry Laidlaw will compete in the European Cup giant slalom events in Valloire, France, on February 16 and 17.

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Three-time Olympian Greta Small has suffered an unfortunate knee injury during the downhill race at the 2025 World Championships in Saalbach, Austria.
 
Competing under sunny skies at her sixth World Championships, Small was the 23rd skier on the start list, and tweaked her knee one third of the way down the course. Fortunately Small was able to come to stop and avoided crashing.
 
American Breezy Johnson won the downhill event ahead of Austrian Mirjam Puchner in second and two-sport 2018 Olympic Alpine Skiing and Snowboard PGS gold medallist Ester Ledecka in third.
 
Earlier in Saalbach, Small also competed in the super-g, but was disqualified after missing the last gate.
 
Victory in the super-g went to Austrian Stephanie Venier, Italian Federica Brignone was second and American Lauren Macuga was third.
 
Small will now return home for further evaluation to assess her knee, but looks set for a long stint on the sidelines.
 
Still to compete later this week for Australia at the World Championships will be
 
Giant Slalom: Louis Muhlen-Schulte, Hugh McAdam, Phoebe Heaydon
 
Slalom: Louis Muhlen-Schulte, Hugh McAdam, Connor Leggett, Henry Heaydon, Phoebe Heaydon, Sophie Mahon
 
For the schedule and to watch the Aussies live in action, visit the Snow Live Page here

Last week Schladming in Austria hosted World Cup giant slalom and slalom events, 2022 Olympian Louis Muhlen-Schulte and Hugh McAdam represented Australia in the spectacular night events where 45,000 fans keen ski racing fans attended.
 
The first event in Schladming was the giant slalom, Muhlen-Schulte placed 53rd in the first run.
 
In the slalom event, unfortunately both Muhlen-Schulte and McAdam did not finish their runs.
 
Norway celebrated a double victory in Schladming, Timon Haugan was first in the slalom and then Alexander Steen Olsen won the giant slalom.

Snow Australia is pleased to announce the selection of Greta Small to the 2025 Alpine World Ski Championship Team to compete in the speed events of Downhill and Super G.
 
The Alpine World Ski Championships will this year be held in Saalbach, Austria, from February 4 - 16.
 
Greta Small will compete in both the Downhill and Super G races, before being joined by fellow National Alpine Ski Team member Phoebe Heaydon to contest the inaugural Team Combined race.
 
The new Team Combined event will replace the individual combined event, making its debut in a senior major competition ahead of making its first Winter Olympic appearance at Milano Cortina 2026.
 
"I am really looking forward to joining the team again for this World Championships in Saalbach, Austria. I will be meeting Greta and her staff on Sunday at the hotel with the first official DH training on the 4th of February. Besides the first week of speed races, I will be looking forward to watching Greta and Phoebe Heaydon team up to represent Australia and compete in the first ever Team Combined." said Shawn Fleming, Snow Australia's Alpine Program Director.
 
"I also think this will be an exciting transition to the second week of competition which will see more Aussies competing in both GS and SL. We will have another media release for those team members next week as we get closer to their arrival and beginning of their competition week. I will do my best to keep everyone up to date and give some behind the scenes sneak peaks of the athletes."
 
All events from Saalbach, Austria are set to be live streamed via SnowLive.
 
The Australian Team for the technical events of slalom and giant slalom will be announced next week.
 
Article courtesy Snow Australia

Greta Small at Club Med resort in Valmorel © Chris Hocking/OWIA

Weekend World Cup action saw Olympians Greta Small and Louis Muhlen-Schulte along with Snow Australia National Team member Hugh McAdam compete in women’s speed events in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, and the men’s slalom in Kitzbuehel, Austria.
 
German resort Garmisch-Partenkirchen hosted the women’s downhill and super-g races, with Small unfortunately not finishing her run in either event.
 
Victory in the downhill went to Italian Federica Brignone, and the super-g was won by Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland.
 
Competing in the iconic men’s Kitzbuehel Hahnenkamm World Cup in Austria, Muhlen-Schulte and McAdam took part in the slalom event on Sunday, both did not finish their run.
 
Frenchman Clement Noel won the slalom, Marco Odermatt of Switzerland won the super-g, and the downhill event witnessed a remarkable upset as Canada secured both gold and bronze medals. James Crawford led the charge, achieving the first World Cup victory of his career and marking Canada's first win on the Strife course in Kitzbuhel in 42 years.
 
Tonight Muhlen-Schulte will be competing in the giant slalom in Schladming, Austria, and tomorrow he will be joined by McAdam in the slalom.

Greta Small and Louis Muhlen-Schulte were in action over the weekend in World Cup alpine events in Cortina d’Amprezzo, Italy, and Wengen, Switzerland.
 
First up was Greta Small who raced at the 2026 Olympic venue in Cortina, finishing 49th in the downhill and 48th in the super-g.
 
Italian skiers took the victory on home snow, with Sofia Goggia winning the downhill and Federica Brigone first in the super-g.
 
2022 Olympian Louis Muhlen-Schulte competed in the slalom event at the Wengen World Cup, placing 52nd in the first run.
 
Norway dominated the slalom, with an impressive clean sweep the podium with Atlie Lie McGrath in first, Timon Haugan second and Henrik Kristoffersen third.
 
Next for Small is the downhill and super-g races in Garmisch, Germany on January 25-26, with Muhlen-Schulte competing at the iconic Kitzbuehel World Cup event in the slalom on January 26.

2022 Olympian Louis Muhlen-Schulte has competed in World Cup events in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy, and Adelboden, Switzerland, during the past week, his best result coming in the giant slalom at Adelboden where he placed 39th. Compatriot Hugh McAdam also competed alongside Muhlen-Schulte in the slalom events.
 
First up was a night slalom World Cup in Madonna di Campiglio, where Muhlen-Schulte and McAdam both recorded a DNF (did not finish) in the first run.
 
The World Cup tour then moved to Adelboden for slalom and giant slalom races.
 
In the slalom, Muhlen-Schulte finished the first run in 53rd place, Hugh McAdam recorded a DNF.
 
The final event in Adelboden was a giant slalom, where Muhlen-Schulte just missed the top-30 second run by 0.96 seconds in 39th place.
 
Next weekend Muhlen-Schulte and McAdam will be competing in the slalom at the annual  World Cup races in Wengen, Switzerland, on January 19.

Three-time Olympian Greta Small will compete in her fist World Cup events of the new year, at a downhill and super-g scheduled for the 2026 Olympic resort and courses in Cortina d’Amprezzo, Italy, on January 18 and 19.