2022 Olympian Louis Muhlen-Schulte achieved his best result of the season, finishing 34th in the World Cup giant slalom at Copper Mountain, USA.
 
Muhlen-Schulte finished in a time of 1:16.46 in his first run, narrowly missing the cut for the second run by just 0.14 seconds, and finishing 3.19 seconds behind first-run leader Stefan Brennsteiner of Austria.
 
In the final standings, Brennsteiner held his lead to claim the first World Cup victory of his career, with Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen in second and Croatia’s Filip Zubcic third.
 
Muhlen-Schulte will remain in Colorado for another giant slalom event in Beaver Creek on December 7.

The Alpine Skiing World Cup moved from Finland to Austria over the weekend, with Louis Muhlen-Schulte, Hugh McAdam, and Sophie Mahon representing Australia in the slalom event at the Tirolian resort of Gurgl.
 
In the women’s competition, Mahon, in only her second World Cup start, finished the opening run in 43rd place, trailing by 5.86 seconds behind American superstar Mikaela Shiffrin, who dominated both runs on the day to claim her 103rd career World Cup victory.
 
Among the men, 2022 Olympian Muhlen-Schulte crossed the line in 45th place, 3.65 seconds behind first-run leader Atle Lie McGrath of Norway, while Hugh McAdam recorded a did not finish.
 
The second run featured the top 30 skiers from the opening run, with Frenchman Paco Rassat storming from 14th place to secure his first World Cup win.
 
The FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup tour moves to North America, with races at Copper Mountain and Beaver Creek in Colorado, USA, and then Tremblant in Quebec, Canada.

The opening FIS World Cup slalom events of the season took place over the weekend in Levi, Finland, with four Australian athletes representing their country on the world stage.

Making their World Cup debuts were Phoebe Heaydon and Sophie Mahon in the women’s competition, while 2022 Olympian Louis Muhlen-Schulte and Hugh McAdam lined up in the men’s event.
 
Women’s Slalom
In a competitive field of 84 skiers, Heaydon delivered the best Australian result in the first run, finishing 63rd, while Mahon placed 69th. In first place was American superstar Mikaela Shiffrin claiming her 102nd World Cup victory, followed by Lara Colturi of Albania and Emma Aicher of Germany.

Heaydon described her debut as a lifelong dream realised:

“It feels like a dream come true to make my World Cup debut. It’s something every ski racer dreams of achieving. I’m proud I’ve gotten to this level, but racing my first one has only made me more determined to continue to get better.

“It’s taken an extreme amount of hard work, dedication, and countless sacrifices to get to this level. There is not only the physical demand of the sport but also the mental aspect that has been pivotal in getting me to the World Cup stage.

Mahon echoed the excitement:

“It feels amazing to have made my World Cup debut in Levi representing Australia. I am so proud of all the work my team and I have put in to get to racing on this stage. It’s truly a dream come true to get to this point in my career.

“With my first World Cup completed, I’m really excited for what lies ahead. I will be competing at the World Cup in Gurgl, Austria, next week. I’m looking forward to bringing more confidence into each race and continuing to build to be competitive in these fields.

Men’s Slalom
In the men’s event, Hugh McAdam finished 62nd in a field of 81 skiers, while Muhlen-Schulte recorded a Did Not Finish.

The podium was headed by Lucas Pinheiro Braathen of Brazil in his country’s first ever World Cup victory with Clement Noel of France and Eduard Hallberg of Finland rounding out the top three.

The World Cup Alpine tour now heads to Austria, with Louis Muhlen-Schulte and Sophie Mahon set to compete in the slalom event in Gurgl, on November 23–24.
 

 

Louis Muhlen-Schulte launched his 2025/26 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup campaign with an encouraging 35th place performance in the giant slalom on the Rettenbach Glacier in Sölden, Austria, his highest place finish in the traditional Alpine season opener.
 
Competing under snowy skies with  limited visibility on a deteriorating race course against a world-class field of 75 skiers, the 2022 Olympian posted a time of 1:01.17 in the first run, narrowly missing qualification for the top-30 second run by just 0.55 seconds.
 
Swiss superstar Marco Odermatt claimed victory, with Austria’s Marco Schwarz and Norway’s Atle Lie McGrath rounding out the podium.
 
Reflecting on his performance, the 27-year-old from Melbourne said after the race:
 
“Not a bad start to the race season. Definitely would have loved to be on the right side of the top-30, but I was happy with the skiing and considering my shortened preparation I'll take the close race.
 
“Not only has my skiing progressed a lot since the last Olympic cycle but also me personally as an athlete. How I overcome obstacles and generally deal with the struggles of a racer I think I have a much more calm balanced approach now.
 
“The next stop for me will be the slalom World Cup opener in Levi. I think now I have a bit more time to prep so the plan is to keep building strength back in my ankle then build up the slalom skiing so I can head into that race feeling a little more prepared and ready to race. But otherwise the mental approach remains the same. I want to be fighting in the second run that's where I know I can be.”
 
The first slalom World Cup event of the season will take place on November 15 and 16 in Levi, Finland.

The final World Cup events of the season have taken place for Louis Muhlen-Schulte, with giant slalom and slalom races in Hafjell, Norway.
 
First up for the 2022 Olympian was the giant slalom, with Muhlen-Schulte finishing in 47th place in the first run finishing in a time of 1:12.47, 3.07 seconds behind event winner Loic Meillard of Switzerland, who led a Swiss clean sweep with Marco Odermatt and Thomas Tumlber also on the podium.
 
In the slalom, Muhlen-Schulte was 48th in a time of 1:05.27, 4.81 seconds behind Meillard who made it back-to-back victories over the weekend.
 
The World Cup finals for Alpine Skiing will take place in Sun Valley, Idaho, USA, from March 22 to 27.

2022 Olympian Louis Muhlen-Schulte has competed in his first World Cup event since the 2025 World Championships last month, in giant slalom and slalom races in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.
 
In the giant slalom, Muhlen-Schulte was 40th, missing out on the top-30 required for the second run, in a time of 1:14.73, four seconds behind event winner Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway.
 
In the slalom, Muhlen-Schulte was joined by fellow National Team member Hugh McAdam, but unfortunately both did not finish the run. Kristoffersen made it a double victory weekend finishing first again on day two in Slovenia.
 
Muhlen-Schulte and McAdam will now assess the remaining events they will ski this season, including European Cup starts, in addition to their last World Cup stop in Hafjell, Norway, on March 15-16.

The 2025 World Championships in Saalbach, Austria, have concluded with the technical giant slalom and slalom events.
 
2022 Olympian Louis Muhlen-Schulte skied to a personal best World Championship finish of 31st in the giant slalom, Australia’s best performance over the two weeks of competition in Saalbach.
 
Muhlen-Schulte was in 36th place after the first run and improved to have the 31st fastest time in the second run, and 31st overall.
 
In the slalom Muhlen-Schulte was unable to complete the run recording a DNF.
 
Also in the technical events were fellow National Team Members
 
Hugh McAdam: Giant Slalom – DNF1 Slalom – 36th
Phoebe Heaydon: Giant Slalom – DNF1 Slalom – DNF1
Connor Leggett: Slalom – 48th
Henry Heaydon: Slalom DNF1
Sophie Mahon: Slalom DNF1

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.