Danielle Scott

Personal Details

Nickname:: Dani Cali, Unicorn
Home town:: Sydney, NSW
Hobbies:: Family, friends, surfing, outdoors
Hero / Most Admired Athlete:: Bethany Hamilton
Date of birth:: 3 March 1990

Sporting Details

Event(s) / Discipline:

Freestyle Skiing

Olympic / Paralympic History:

2022, Beijing Winter Olympics - 10th

2018, PyeongChang Winter Olympics - 12th

2014, Sochi Winter Olympics - 9th

World Championships History:

2025, St Mortiz, Switzerland, FIS World Championships, individual bronze and Team 4th

2023, Bakuriani, Georgia, FIS World Championships, silver

2021, Kazakhstan FIS World Championships, fourth

2017, Spain FIS World Championships, silver

2013, Norway FIS World Championships, bronze

Sporting Highlights:

FIS World Cup Season standings, 6 x podium finisher including back-to-back Crystal Globes in 2023 and 2024

Danielle in the News

VIS winter athletes honoured at Snow Australia Awards

May 2, 2025

The 2025 Snow Australia Awards have highlighted the strength of Australian winter sports less than 12 months out from the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic & Paralympic Games.

Inside the mind of an aerial skier: No one jumps without fear

March 19, 2025

Australia has a long lineage of successful aerial skiers and this season has been no different with the Flying Kangaroos dominating the skies on the World Cup circuit. The FIS Freestyle World Championships are here with five VIS aerial skiers ready to defy gravity from 27 March, with newly crowned Crystal Globe winner Laura Peel headlining the event. But, what's the secret ingredient behind Australia's long line of success in aerial skiing?

Danielle Scott wins her first Crystal Globe

March 17, 2023

Long-term Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) scholarship holder Danielle Scott confirmed her status as aerial skiing’s best, winning her first ever World Cup Crystal Globe title.

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