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.

The men’s alpine skiing World Cup tour is currently in Alta Badia, in Italy, competing in the giant slalom and slalom disciplines.
 
First up in the Italian resort was the giant slalom race, 2022 Olympian Louis Muhlen-Schulte finished the first run in 41st place, 2.23 seconds behind leader Filip Zubcic of Croatia, and 0.65 seconds from qualifying for the top-30 second run.
 
In the second run Swiss star Marco Odermatt charged home to take the victory and remains in first place on the FIS World Cup overall standings, on track for his fourth straight Overall title.
 
In the first run of the slalom World Cup event, Muhlen-Schulte was unable to finish his run, with Hugh McAdam finishing in 48th place.

Australian alpine skier’s Greta Small and Louis Muhlen-Schulte were both in action over the weekend, with Small competing in the super-g in Beaver Creek, USA, and Muhlen-Schulte in the slalom in Val d’Isere, France.
 
For three-time Olympian Small, the event was her first World Cup start of the season, but unfortunately was unable to complete the Birds of Prey Course recording a did not finish. The women’s event was won by Sofia Goggia of Italy, Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami was second and Austrian Ariane Raedler rounded out the podium in third.
 
In the French Alpes, 2022 Olympian Muhlen-Schulte competed in the slalom, he crossed the line 4.34 seconds behind the first run leader Steven Amiez of France, but was later disqualified for not passing through a gate correctly.  
 
Norway went on to take out the top two positions in the event,  Henrik Kristoffersen was the winner, teammate Atle Lie McGrath in second, and Loic Meillard of Switzerland in third.
 
Next weekend, Greta Small will race in the World Cup super-g events at St Mortiz, Switzerland, while Muhlen-Schulte will race in the giant slalom in Alta Badia, Italy.

The FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup tour has moved to Beaver Creek, CO, USA, for two weeks of competition, first up was the men with a downhill, super-g and giant slalom events on the famous Birds of Prey course.

2022 Olympian Louis Muhen-Schulte was the sole Australian male in action competing in the giant slalom, his second World Cup start for the season in that discipline.

Muhen-Schulte completed the first run in a time of 1:20.25 seconds in 40th place, missing out by 1.06 seconds on qualifying for the top-30 second run, and 4.01 seconds behind first run leader Thomas Tumbler of Switzerland who defended his lead in the second run to record the first World Cup victory of his career.

Next week it will be the women’s turn to compete in Beaver Creek, with a downhill and super-g race on December 14 and 15.

Three-time Olympian Greta Small will be making her season debut in the two speed events.

2022 Olympian Louis Muhlen-Schulte has created history, becoming the first Australian male to finish in the top-30 in a World Cup giant slalom race and secure World Cup points after placing 27th in Aspen, USA.

Three Australian alpine ski racers have now advanced to the top-30 second run in the technical events (slalom and giant slalom) this season, with Madi Hoffman 25th in Slalom at Levi, Finland, in November, and Harry Laidlaw qualifying for the second run in 24th place at Bankso, Bulgaria, in mid-February, but unfortunately crashed out in the final sector of the course in the second run recording a "DNF".

Harry Laidlaw was also close to the top-30 in the Aspen race, just missing in 33rd place, with world number one  Marco Odermatt of Switzerland claiming victory.

In the second giant slalom event in Aspen, Muhlen-Schulte almost made it back-to-back top 30's, finishing in 32nd place. Unfortunately Harry Laidlaw was unable to finish his first run. Marco Odermatt also won on day two, making it an incredible twelve straight giant slalom World Cup wins for the Swiss star.

"It's definitely pretty cool to make history for Australia," said the 25-year-old Muhlen-Schulte from Melbourne.

"I hope though that it's just the start and between Harry, myself and all the other Aussies we can really start to put Australia on the map in the world of skiing!"

"I honestly had no idea how many guys were going out first run, I tend to just stick to my game plan and focus on that. So I was pretty surprised, I guess I had a good game plan coming into it."

"It's honestly super cool, watching Madi crush it on the woman's side and then Harry and I starting to put things together on then men's side it's awesome to be a part of and show the world of skiing what Australia can do. It's for sure a long way from where we all started racing Australian championships and small races, but I think it shows how if you stick to your goals and work hard it doesn't matter where you start!"

The next World Cup for Muhlen-Schulte and Laidlaw will be the giant slalom in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, on March 9.

The men's World Cup tour has now moved to the USA, with Olympians Harry Laidlaw and Louis Muhlen-Schulte competing in the giant slalom event at the Palisades resort in Lake Tahoe.

In the first run, both skiers missed out on the top-30 to advance to the final run, Laidlaw was 36th and Muhlen-Schulte 47th.

Marco Odermatt of Switzerland recorded the win, with Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway in second, and River Radamus of the USA in third.

A double World Cup will take place next in Aspen on March 1 and 2.

Australian alpine skier Harry Laidlaw has shown he can match it with the best, reaching the top-30 and second run in the World Cup giant slalom event in Bankso, Bulgaria, for the first time in his ski racing career.

Laidlaw finished the first run in impressive fashion to place 24th in a time of 1:12.99 seconds. In making the top-30 qualifying level, the 27yo earnt himself a second run in the event, becoming the first Australian male to achieve this feat at World Cup level in a giant slalom race.

In the second run, Laidlaw showed great technical skill and speed and appeared set to be the first Australian to claim World Cup ranking points in the giant slalom, but unfortunately crashed out in the final sector of the course.

“Whenever I push out of the start gate, I push to be competitive and this culture has been ingrained in us within this special team at Global Racing” said the 2018 Olympian.

“It hurts not putting two runs together but proud to have pushed the way I did.”

“More to come and grateful to be racing.”

2022 Olympian Louis Muhlen-Schulte finished in 41st place, his best ever World Cup finish in a giant slalom.

Greta Small and Louis Muhlen-Schulte have both competed in World Cup events in Europe over the past few days, with Madison Hoffman in action on the European Cup circuit.

Three-time Olympian Greta Small took part in the downhill event in Val d’Isere, France, finishing in 48th place.

The next women’s World Cup speed events take in place in the new year on January 13-14 in Altenmarkt-Zauchensee, Austria.

In the first of two giant slalom World Cup’s in Alta Badia Italy, 2022 Olympian Muhlen-Schulte finished the first run in 51st place, missing on the top-30 needed for the second run.

A second giant slalom event will take place tonight in Alta Badia Italy tonight featuring Muhlen-Schulte.

Madison Hoffman competed in two slalom European Cup events at Valle Aurina/Ahrntal in the South Tirol in Italy.

On day one Hoffman finished in 38th place, and then improved in the second event placing 27th.

Hoffman will compete in the World Cup slalom in Courchevel, France, on December 21.

2018 Olympian Harry Laidlaw is also nearing a return to competition after injury interrupted his start to the northern hemisphere winter.

The FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup returned to Europe over the weekend, with Louis Muhlen-Schulte and Greta Small representing Australia.

Muhlen-Schulte competed in his first World Cup of the season in Val d'Isere, France, but his day ended early as he missed a gate and was unable to finish his first run.

Unfortunately Small had no luck in St Moritz, Switzerland, with the Downhill event being called off after the first 35 competitors. Before the event was called off for the remaining skiers, Mikaela Shiffrin of the USA claimed victory, giving her World Cup win number 91.

Small has now seen four Word Cup events cancelled this season due to weather, with snow and wind playing havoc with many World Cup's in Europe and North America so far this season. 

On the final day in St Moritz, Small missed out again when the super-g event was unable to commence at all due to heavy snowfall the night before.