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Full name | Louis Muhlen-Schulte |
Nationality | Australian |
Born | Victoria, Australia | 12 March 1998
Occupation | Alpine Skier |
Louis Muhlen-Schulte (born 12 March 1998)[1] is an Olympian[2] alpine skier, from Victoria, Australia.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Louis has been an Australian National Alpine Ski team member since 2015.[9]
Louis attended Sugar Bowl Academy from 2014 to 2017.[10][11]
Louis competed for Montana State University from 2018 to 2021.[12]
He finished fifth in the slalom at the 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championships, earning him his first team All-America honors. As a junior, he finished fifth in the alpine combined at the world championships,[13][14] in 2019 at Val di Fosso.[15]
Louis competed at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway,[16][17] winning bronze in the Ski Cross on Day 4.[18]
His Olympic debut,[19][20] the XXIV Winter Olympic Games in Beijing 2022,[21][22][23] saw him finish 23rd in the men's giant slalom.[24][25][26][27] However, in his debut at competing in the men's slalom,[28][29] he did not finish his opening run[30] and was eliminated from the race.[31]
Louis competed in Europe in the 2021-2022 Ski season.[32]