2025 SNOW AUSTRALIA AWARDS MALE ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

The 2025 Snow Australia Awards recognise the achievements of athletes across the 2024/25 season and we are delighted to present the Male Athletes of the Year in Olympic Disciplines.

The discipline winners are now nominated for the overall Male Athlete of the Year - Olympic Disciplines, which will be presented at the 2025 Snow Australia Awards in Melbourne on Thursday 1 May - Click here to purchase tickets.

Alpine Skiing Male Athlete of the Year - Louis Muhlen-Schulte

Louis again raced heavily at the highest level this season, including 18 World Cup events across Europe and North America.

At the Slalom World Cup in Gurgl he finished just two places outside of the top 30, narrowly missing the chance to earn World Cup points for the second straight season.

Louis was 31st in giant slalom at the World Championships and also won races at the Portuguese and Greek National Championships.

Cross Country Skiing Male Athlete of the Year - Lars Young Vik

Beijing Olympian Lars Young Vik had his best-ever season with solid performances on the World Cup circuit and at the 2025 World Championships.

At Trondheim 2025, Lars achieved Australia’s best Sprint performance at the World Championships since 2005 by finishing 33rd, a mere 0.2s outside of qualifying for the finals.

Lars came even closer to the Sprint finals at the World Cup in Lahti, taking 31st place and missing out on the top 30 by just 0.02 of a second.

Freeski Park & Pipe Male Athlete of the Year (Slopestyle/Big Air) - Joey Elliss

Joey’s best results of the season came in the European Cup with a pair of fifth place finishes, one each in Slopestyle and Big Air.

Joey made his World Cup debut in December, going on to compete in four Big Air World Cups with a top result of 29th in Kreischberg.

He also competed at his first World Championships where he scored top 50 finishes in both slopestyle and big air.

Freestyle Aerials Male Athlete of the Year - Reilly Flanagan

Reilly Flanagan’s steady ascent in the world of Aerial Skiing continued in just his second international season.

After making his individual World Cup debut at Lake Placid in January, Reilly joined Laura Peel and Abbey Willcox the following day to score a historic World Cup podium in the mixed team event.

Reilly then combined with Laura and Danielle Scott to place fourth in the mixed team event at his first World Championships in Switzerland, finishing just nine points off the podium

Freestyle Moguls Male Athlete of the Year - Matt Graham

Olympic silver medallist Matt Graham continued to show he is someone to be counted on when the biggest moments arrive.

While a heavy crash put his World Championships campaign into question, he went on to finish fifth in the individual event and third in dual moguls.

Engadin became the fourth straight World Championships where Matt has skied his way onto the podium and backed up a World Cup campaign where he finished fifth overall in single moguls, fourth in dual and fourth overall.

Ski Cross Male Athlete of the Year - Liam Michael

After winning the Australia New Zealand Cup during the domestic season, Liam’s international campaign saw him produce four of the top five FIS points results over his career.

Liam won a pair of FIS races in Canada in March, scored a fourth place finish at a European Cup race in January and tripled his career World Cup experience by adding 12 more starts at the highest level.

The 25-year-old made his World Championships debut in March, qualifying just one place shy of making it through to the 1/8 Finals.

Ski Mountaineering Male Athlete of the Year - Phil Bellingham

Phil Bellingham achieved his best-ever World Cup results in both Sprint and Mixed Relay during the 2024/25 season.

He was consistently under the Milano-Cortina qualification standard in every event, with individual highlights being 41st at the Sprint World Cup in Shahdag and 48th at the World Championship in Morgins.

Phil and Lara Hamilton recorded Australia's best-ever World Championships Mixed Relay result, making the B Final and finishing 21st out of 46 teams.

Snowboard Alpine Male Athlete of the Year - Harvey Edmanson

A typically busy season of more than 30 races for Harvey was highlighted by a trip to the Austrian National Championships in Simonhoehe.

After returning a 21st place in the parallel giant slalom, Harvey hit his straps the following day to finish third in the parallel slalom. The result earned him his highest FIS points from a race.

Harvey raced at 15 World Cups, scored a European Cup top 10 in Italy and at the World Championships placed 35th (parallel slalom) and 41st (parallel giant slalom) in the individual events. He also combined with Millie Bongiorno for 25th in the Team Event.

Snowboard Cross Male Athlete of the Year - Adam Lambert

In his eight World Cup campaign, Adam Lambert scored the best season of his career by finishing sixth overall on the World Cup rankings.

Adam’s results improved as the season went on, scoring three podium finishes in the final two World Cups before the World Championships, two in individual events and one with fellow Jindabyne rider Josie Baff in the Mixed Team Event in Montafon.

Adam then won the Big Final at the World Championships in Switzerland, his fifth place finish resulting in his best-ever result in five World Championships attempts.

Snowboard Park & Pipe Male Athlete of the Year (Halfpipe) - Scotty James

The superlatives for Scotty James continued to mount this season on the back of a brilliant 2024/25 campaign.

In January, Scotty again conquered the Aspen SuperPipe to win X-Games gold for a record fourth straight year, his seventh career victory at the event.

Scotty created more history in March by winning his fourth World Championship, a feat no other snowboard halfpipe rider has achieved. In doing so Scotty became Australia’s first winter sports athlete to win four world titles in any discipline.

He also finished fourth on the World Cup standings on the back of four top five finishes including second in China and his fourth career victory at Laax.

Snowboard Park & Pipe Male Athlete of the Year (Slopestyle/Big Air) - Josh Robertson-Hahn

Josh experienced his best international season to date, highlighted by the two highest Big Air World Cup finishes of his career - 17th in Beijing and 15th place in Kreischberg.

He followed this up with a trip to the podium at the Seiser Alm European Cup where he took third place in slopestyle.

Unfortunately, an injury sustained following this event brought a premature close to Josh’s season.