Six retired athletes were recognised at last week’s 2023 Snow Australia Awards in Melbourne, presented with their Snow Australia Medals. The Medal provides a vehicle to reconnect with past elite athletes in Australian winter sport and inspire the future champions.
Twenty-one athletes have been recognised as recipients of the Snow Australia Medal at the Night of Champions held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney on Wednesday evening.
This year’s edition of the Kangaroo Hoppet gave the snow community an opportunity to recognise three cross-country Olympians from the Birkebeiner Nordic Ski Club who grew up training and racing at Falls Creek and made a significant contribution to the development of the sport of cross-country skiing in Australia
Cross-country skiing Olympians Bruce Haslingden, David Hislop and Anthony Evans were presented with their Snow Australia Medal at the Perisher Cross Country Centre on Thursday, as part of the NSW XC Ski Week activities.