by Victorian Institute of Sport | May 1, 2023 | All
The VIS scholarship holder played the percentages brilliantly in the aerial skiing competition at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park to claim Australia’s first mens aerials Olympic medal. Going first in the four-man final he put down a neat quad-twisting triple...
by Victorian Institute of Sport | Apr 25, 2023 | All
Victorian Institute of Sport Alumni Lydia Lassila spent most of her life as an elite athlete and credits one thing that helped prolong her career in sport as well as live a better life, Yoga. Happy International Day of Yoga! We caught up with Lydia to see...
by Victorian Institute of Sport | Apr 24, 2023 | All
Boxing The Womens Boxing World Championships in India recently concluded with the team achieving an outstanding collective result. Caitlin Parker secured herself a silver medal, showing she has what it takes to succeed at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. ...
by Victorian Institute of Sport | Apr 22, 2023 | All
The team was coached by former VIS scholarship holders and Melbourne Vixens players, Caitlin Thwaites and Elissa Kent, with VIS Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist Manager Steve Hawkins and VIS Physical Preparation Coach Lindsay Clarke also supporting the team on...
by Victorian Institute of Sport | Apr 21, 2023 | All
When she arrived in Australia as a table tennis prodigy in 2019, Yangzi Liu had no idea of the magnitude of what she was about to accomplish. Liu on Sunday became Australia’s first ever womens singles table tennis medallist at a major championships by...
by Victorian Institute of Sport | Apr 19, 2023 | All
Just months after Watson co-captained the Melbourne Vixens to their third SSN Premiership, and with her bags packed for the 2021 pre-season trip to Sydney, she received a shock phone call that she had been fearing for a while. It was from VIS Manager of...
