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The lowest lows, the highest highs, and the tears In between

September 7, 2022

After months of feeling “broken” and questioning whether it was worth continuing her long jump career, Brooke Buschkuehl overcame all of life’s challenges to win a second-straight Commonwealth Games silver medal in Birmingham.
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Smith's spirit unbroken

August 13, 2021

With the help of VIS sport psychologist, Caroline Anderson, Smith reframed her mindset with the end goal of representing Australia at a third Olympic Games.
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Vertical Life: Oceana Mackenzie

June 28, 2021

​She is a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder and a member of the Australian Team for Bouldering, Lead and Speed Climbing.

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