Olympic Freestyle Skiers of Australia - Alisa Camplin, Dale Begg-Smith, Lydia Lassila, Jacqui Cooper, Elizabeth Gardner, Jason Begg-Smith (Paperback)

Chapters: Alisa Camplin, Dale Begg-Smith, Lydia Lassila, Jacqui Cooper, Elizabeth Gardner, Jason Begg-Smith, Jenny Owens, David Morris, Scott Kneller, Adrian Costa, Nicholas Cleaver, Manuela Berchtold. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 40. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Alisa Camplin OAM (born 10 November 1974 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian aerial skier who won gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Camplin finished third, a bronze medal. She is the first Australian skiier to win medals at consecutive Winter Olympics. Alisa is an ex-gymnast, standing at 157cm tall. She was educated in Melbourne at the Methodist Ladies' College. As a teenager, Alisa was an accomplished sailor, winning two Australian National Titles in the Hobie Cat catamaran class. Inspired by the example of three-time Olympian Kirstie Marshall, Camplin approached the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia in 1994 to see the possibilities of becoming an aerial skier. She was new to skiing, and even in Salt Lake she trampled on her victory flowers when she fell over during the trip to the winner's news conference. She practiced jumps in a pond in Wandin (one hour's drive from Melbourne) and was coached by Todd Ossian. Injuries she has suffered include a broken collarbone, broken hand, separated shoulder, two broken ankles, torn Achilles tendon, torn ACL, and nine concussions. Before the 2002 Winter Olympics, none of the dozen top 10 results she had made on the World Cup circuit included a victory, and compatriot Jacqui Cooper was viewed as the favourite for the aerials event. While most athletes use flags to mark the start of their jumps, Alisa used a wooden spoon. The rationale was that early in her career, confusion was caused by both Alisa and Jacqui using Australian flags to mar...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=291248