Mia Clift made her Snowboard Cross World Cup debut at the age of 17 in 2021, racing against World Champions and Olympic gold medallists including Eva Adamczykova (nee Samkova), Michela Moioli, Charlotte Bankes and our own Belle Brockhoff.
Snowboarder Mela Stalker has been named as one of the scholarship recipients, following her breakout international season where she made her senior World Cup and World Championships debut.
A glorious Brisbane day greeted competitors for the final of the FIS Freestyle Ski Summer Grand Prix Series, with competitors from Australia, Switzerland and Ukraine taking part.
Brisbane is all set to host the final leg of the inaugural FIS Freestyle Ski Summer Grand Prix Series tomorrow Saturday 9 September, at the Geoff Henke Olympic Winter Training Centre at Sleeman Sports Complex.
Weather may have stopped the scheduled running of the FIS JNR SBX Series this season, however in true “can-do” fashion, a creative way of holding the event was created.
While the winter has been a bit of a fizzle, our athletes’ performances certainly haven’t. From Alpine to Ski Cross, ANC to Childrens level competitions, our athletes have been taking advantage of every opportunity provided to them.
The Australian team is returning home from the Park & Pipe Junior World Championships in Cardrona with one medal, six top 10 performances and a wealth of invaluable international experience.