Balancing life as an elite sportsperson as well as completing your final year of school is already hard enough, and for Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder Kipp Smith, a global pandemic made things even more challenging.
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Instagram Takeover: Dean Hewitt
Curling runs in the blood for champ Dean Hewitt, who is the second generation in his family to take on the Olympic sport.
Instagram Takeover: Jaryd Clifford
World Champion, World Record Holder, World Best – All this at just 21 years of age, whilst also studying at university.
Instagram Takeover: Alec Danelutti
BMX Freestyle is an adrenaline-fuelled form of cycling that sees cyclists perform a series of outrageous tricks and jumps, taking place over a series of ramps and large obstacles, all set up within a 30mx50m park. Athletes complete two one-minute runs each, looking to impress judges with the difficulty, originality, style, flow, risk, height and execution of their tricks.