MT HOTHAM-based alpine skiers Greta Small, Larry Laidlaw and Louis Muhlen-Schulte have made a solid start competing on the world stage for Australia in the new year.

Three-time Olympian Small, from Porepunkah, competed in two super-g and one downhill event at his first World cup for 2024 at Altenmark-Zauchensee, Austria.

Small finished in 54th place in the super-g and 43rd in the downhill.

A week earlier in Adelboden, Switzerland, 2018 Olympian 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 Harrietville’s Louis Muhlen-Schulte, with the 2022 Olympian finishing in 45th place.

All three, together with fellow Australian team members, have further World Cup events in the weeks ahead.