Mia Nuriah Freudweiler

Mia Nuriah Freudweiler
Mia with Pakistani flag 2019
Personal information
Born (2003-04-15) 15 April 2003 (age 21)
Nice, France
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, combined, giant slalom, super-G
ClubSki-Club Villars Villars-sur-Ollon
Retired12 February 2020

Mia Nuriah Freudweiler (born 15 April 2003) is a Pakistani former alpine skier. She was the first female Pakistani athlete to compete in a Youth Olympic Games after qualifying for the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne.

Freudweiler grew up in Switzerland and lives in Villars-sur-Ollon.[citation needed]

Skiing career

Freudweiler participated in her first FIS race (Entry League FIS) in October 2019, in downhill skiing in Snow Valley in Belgium, where she came in 19th place..[1]

She participated in the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, the first time Pakistan participated in a Youth Olympics.[2] She finished 46th in the Super-G race, which was won by Amélie Klopfenstein from Switzerland.[3] In the following super combined event she rose to rank 30th. [4] She did not finish the slalom[5] nor the giant slalom[6]

A ski accident in February 2020 put an end to her ski racing career.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ FIS - Mia Nuriah Freudweiler - Results, visited 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ IOC Young Reporters - Mia Nuriah Freudweiler - Pakistan's first ever Winter Youth Olympics athlete (YouTube), visited 19 June 2021.
  3. ^ Olympedia - Alpine skiing: Women's Super-G, visited 19 June 2021.
  4. ^ Olympedia - Alpine skiing - Women's Alpine Combined, visited 19 June 2021.
  5. ^ Olympedia - Mia Nuriah Freudweiler, visited 19 June 2021.
  6. ^ Olympedia - Mia Nuriah Freudweiler, visited 19 June 2021.