Mia Nuriah Freudweiler
Pakistani alpine skier
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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.
Mia with Pakistani flag 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 April 2003 Nice, France |
| Skiing career | |
| Sport | Alpine skiing |
| Club | Ski-Club Villars Villars-sur-Ollon |
| Retired | 12 February 2020 |
| Disciplines | Slalom, combined, giant slalom, super-G |
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.[5]
A ski accident in February 2020 put an end to her ski racing career.[citation needed]