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
The VIS congratulates former athlete, VIS Award of Excellence champion and Frank Pyke Achievement Award winner, Alisa Camplin-Warner AM, on her appointment as Chef de Mission for the Australian Olympic Team at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games.
If they awarded Olympic medals for guts, they would have handed Lydia Lassila the full set gold, silver and bronze at the Sochi Winter Olympics.
If Lydia Lassila’s Olympic bronze was a win for the brave, then David Morris’ silver medal was a success for the shrewd.