The VIS Individual Athlete Scholarships are offered annually to athletes from sports which do not have a VIS Tier 1 program. The program features a range of Australia’s leading high performance athletes across numerous Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth sports.
The athletes, who are all achieving excellent results in senior national and international competition, are able to access the full range of comprehensive performance services as well as utilising the outstanding training and recovery facilities at the VIS headquarters at Lakeside Stadium.
Rest In Peace Alex "Chumpy" Pullin
July 8th, 2020All at the Victorian Institute of Sport are deeply shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of Alex “Chumpy” Pullin.
Wellbeing Tip | Stay Safe, Stay Healthy, Stay Connected
May 6th, 2020Victorian Institute of Sport athletes from eight different sports will help increase awareness around suicide prevention as part of the Australian Institute of Sport and Lifeline Australia’s impactful community engagement program, Lifeline Community Custodians. The athletes will encourage anyone who needs support to reach out and ask for help.
Scotty seals undefeated season with US Open win
March 4th, 2019Victorian Institute of Sport’s very own Scotty James has completed a remarkable undefeated season with a victory in the halfpipe at the Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships.
James wins his third Halfpipe World Championship
February 11th, 2019Victorian Institute of Sport’s snowboarding ace, Scotty James, has taken out a third consecutive Halfpipe world title in Utah.
Scotty Unstoppable
January 29th, 2019Victorian Institute of Sport’s Scotty James is again the name everyone is talking about after an insane run saw him win X Games gold in the men’s superpipe event in Aspen on the weekend.
No stopping Scotty
December 19th, 2018Is anyone going to stop Scotty James this snowboarding season?
James starts season in style
December 10th, 2018Victorian Institute of Sport’s Scotty James has taken out the US Grand Prix of Snowboarding at Copper Mountain in Colorado on Sunday.
SCOTTY JAMES WINS HIGHEST VIS HONOUR
November 29th, 2018Scotty James carves his name into VIS history as the first snowboarder to win the Award of Excellence
2018 Winter Olympics: Guide and Preview for PyeongChang
February 8th, 2018With the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang starting tomorrow, here’s everything you need to know
Scotty soars to X Games silver
February 5th, 2018A score of 98.00 wasn’t enough for Scotty James to go back-to-back at the X Games, with Japan’s Ayumu Hirano scoring 99.00 in the final round to win gold in Aspen last week.
Scotty James
1st Men’s Halfpipe, 2019 FIS World Championships, Park City USA
1st Men’s Halfpipe, 2019 X-Games, Aspen USA
1st Men’s Halfpipe, 2019 US Open Championships, Colorado, USA
1st Men’s Halfpipe, 2018 Dew Tour, Colorado, USA
1st Men’s Halfpipe, 2018 FIS World Cup, Laax SWI
Will Morgan National Physical Preparation Lead
Olympic Winter Institute of Australia
Ski and Snowboard Australia
