31 Interschools Athletes Selected on the Australian Winter Olympic Team

Congratulations to the 31 athletes selected on the Australian Winter Olympic Team who have previously competed in the Interschools Snowsport Championships — with some still proudly representing their schools today.

For thousands of students, Interschools has been the gateway to competitive skiing and snowboarding, igniting a lifelong passion for snowsports and opening pathways to high-performance success. 

With 15 former Interschools competitors set to make their Olympic debut in Milano-Cortina, we can now say that 106 Australian Olympians and Paralympians began their competitive journeys through the Interschools Snowsport Championships.

Interschools athletes making their Olympic Debut

• Phoebe Heaydon – Alpine (Reddam House, Vail Mountain School)
• Madison Hoffman (Newport Public School)
• Maddie Hooker – Moguls (St Catherines)
• Phoebe Cridland – Cross Country (SCEGGS Darlinghurst)
• Rosie Fordham – Cross Country (Abbotsleigh)
• Indra Brown – Freeski Halfpipe (Loreto Toorak)
• Daisy Thomas – Freeski Slopestyle/Big Air (Redlands)
• Kyra Wheatley – Ski Cross (Pymble Ladies College)
• Charlotte Wilson – Moguls (PLC Sydney, Snowy Mountains Grammar School)
• Emma Bosco – Moguls (PLC Sydney)
• George Murphy - Moguls (Redlands)
• Lara Hamilton – Ski Mo (Wenona)
• Abbey Wilson – Snowboard Cross (PLC Sydney Snowy Mountains Grammar School)
• Ally Hickman – Snowboard Slopestyle/Big Air (St Clare’s College, Waverly)
• Mia Clift – Snowboard Cross (Carey Baptist Grammar School)

Former Interschools Returning Olympians

Alpine

• Harry Laidlaw (Mansfield / Mt Buller PS, Carey Baptist Grammar)

Cross Country

• Hugo Hinckfuss (The Scots College)
• Seve de Campo (Melbourne Grammar)

Aerials

• Laura Peel (Narrabundah College, Merici, Telopea Park)

Moguls

• Cooper Woods (Pambula PS, Lumen Christi Catholic College, Jindabyne Central School - winter student)
• Jakara Anthony (Christian College Geelong)
• Matt Graham (Central Coast Grammar)

Ski Mo

• Phil Bellingham (Mt Beauty Secondary College)

Snowboard Cross

• Josie Baff (Jindabyne Central School)
• Cameron Bolton (Melbourne Grammar)
• Adam Lambert (Jindabyne Central School)
• Jarryd Hughes (International Grammar, The Scots College, Redlands)

Snowboard Halfpipe

• Emily Arthur (St John Bosco)
• Valentino Guseli (Red Hill PS, Narooma PS, Narooma HS)
• Scotty James (Southwood BGS)

Snowboard Slopestyle/Big Air

• Tess Coady (St Michaels Grammar)

View the full list of 106 Interschools Olympians and Paralympians - https://www.interschools.com.au/info-hub/interschools-olympians 

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