Initially family owned and run in the fabric & upholstery trade since the early 2000’s, we navigated our specialty into the ever-growing Aerial and Circus industry. March 2020 A look into the Australian Aerial Skiers team training camp at Thredbo Resort. Buller . November 2016 The 2019-2020 World Cup champion and world No.1 from Canberra had an impressive day at Ruka, finishing first in each stage of the competition. In fact, it pretty much is jumping into a filthy brown farm dam. My goal is to make my Olympic debut at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games and keep pushing the boundaries of aerial skiing. I represent Australia on the World Cup competition circuit and am currently ranked number 7 in the world. GREATEST AERIAL SKIER OF ALL TIME Jacqui Cooper has represented Australia in the sport of Aerial Skiing for 20 years. The $6.5 million facility is the first year-round outdoor aerial facility in the world. Lydia Lassila Aerial Skiing Champion Laura Peel was recognised at the 2020 Victorian Institute of Sport Awards for her commitment to pursuing success in sport and life. But with a long-awaited ramp built at Brisbane's Sleeman Sports Complex, Australia's elite aerial skiers now get to train on the best outdoor ski facility in the world. February 2011 Freestyle skiing is one of the six skiing disciplines contested at the Winter Olympic Games, and one of the youngest. Australia’s best aerials and moguls skiers are set to soar through the Brisbane sky as they begin testing the new Olympic Winter Training Centre at the Sleeman Centre. Two-time Olympian Laura Peel produced a huge personal best to claim her first World Cup aerial skiing gold medal of the season. The ongoing success of Australia’s aerial skiing squad is all the more impressive given the primitive training facilities in Australia. April 2017 February 2014 Aerial skier Gabi Ash has won the second medal of her career, taking bronze on day two at the Nor-Am Cup event in Le Relais, Quebec, Canada. The highest ski resorts for skiing in Australia extend up to an altitude of 2,037 metres . Scott said the plastic ramp was the perfect way to emulate jumping on snow. December 2018 I claimed my first world cup medal (bronze) at the 2020 Deer Valley World Cup. There are two varieties of aerials: upright and inverted. VIS Aerial Skier Laura Peel has moved into number one on the World Cup standings with one event remaining, after finishing fourth in Almaty. Britt George This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. "Usually our training times are determined by other countries, and, you know, they get the ramp first, we get it second," Willcox said. October 2020 VIS Aerial Skier Laura Peel has finished in fourth place, just missing out on the podium at the World Championships in Deer Valley, UT, USA. October 2010 The Aerial Skiing program completed training camps at the Snow Australia water ramp facility in Victoria’s Yarra Ranges throughout May and June, before travelling to Mt Buller to train at the Olympic Training Centre facilities at the start of July. December 2010 December 2011 October 2013 At this year’s Ski and Snowboard Australia awards I was a nominated finalist for athlete of the year and contributed towards our aerial skiing team winning the outstanding achievement award. VIS Aerial Skier Laura Peel has won the second World Cup event of her career, after finishing on top in Shimao Lotus Mountain, China. Aerials Australia is Australia’s largest Aerial Equipment company. Fellow Flying Kangaroos member Abbey Willcox said the facility would give them a competitive advantage ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Olympian Danielle Scott said it was incredible to finally have a training facility on home soil. November 2018 Australia’s best aerials and moguls skiers are set to soar through the Brisbane sky as they begin testing the new Olympic Winter Training Centre at the Sleeman Centre. In 1924, the first Winter Olympics featured Nordic skiing disciplines (cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and Nordic combined), while alpine skiing was first contested in 1936. That won't be a problem in the sunshine state, making the Brisbane centre the only ski facility in the world that can operate year-round. Filter by: Two-time Olympian Laura Peel has produced a huge personal-best score to claim her first World Cup aerial skiing gold medal of the season. 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Team coach Dave Morris, a three-time former Olympian, recalled difficulties in his own career from not having a training facility in Australia. A new $6.4 million training facility for aerial skiers in Brisbane has been lauded as a “huge advantage” by Olympic hopefuls ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Australian athletes had previously logged more than 3,500 hours preparing for the Winter Olympics at a water ramp facility in the US. February 2019 August 2015 At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Camplin finished third to receive a bronze medal. Morris said they also hoped it would help foster broader Australian interest in aerial skiing in the years to come. Australia has a golden history in aerial skiing from multiple world champion Jacqui Cooper, through to Olympic gold medallists Alisa Camplin and more recently Lydia Lassila. Lydia Lassila of Australia competes in the Freestyle Skiing Ladies' Aerials Qualification on day seven of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa... George McQuinn of USA competes during day one of the Men's FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup Tazawako on February 23, 2019 in Senboku, Akita, Japan. June 2016 March 2018 Aerial skiing usually involves a freestyle skier zooming down a ramp, launching into the air, doing flips and twists and then landing on snow. Feb 18, 2014 - Silver medallist at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics http://aerialskier.com #Sochi2014 #SochiOnTen. May 2017 March 2019 October 2015 Gabi Ash "We'll offer that [to other teams] accordingly, as long as it's still a bonus for us, and we can still beat them," Morris said. Australia's elite aerial and mogul skiers can train for the Beijing Winter Olympics without leaving the southeast from the Swiss Alps to sunny Queensland. This also includes performing various types of flips and twists or other stunts depending on the category. The program is run in partnership with the Olympic Winter Institute and Ski & Snowboard Australia, with the program identifying and recruiting athletes who have an acrobatic background, with the long term aim of developing them into World Cup and Olympic level aerial skiers. Aerial skier Gabi Ash has won the first medal of her aerial skiing career, taking bronze at the Nor-Am Cup event at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City, Utah, USA. She was the only female competitor to jump triple somersaults. David Morris December 2016 March 2012 Lydia Lassila OAM (née Ierodiaconou) (born 17 January 1982) is an Australian Olympic freestyle skier gold medalist who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, and the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. December 2019 Alisa Peta Camplin AM (born 10 November 1974) is an Australian aerial skier who won gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics, the second ever winter Olympic gold medal for Australia. "It also helps us to get development teams [and] recruit new athletes who have never seen the sport before and might just come by and look and think 'that looks cool'," he said. A post shared by Laura Peel (@the_snowgi), December 2020 August 2017 It was a golden night for Australia's Laura Peel at the FIS Aerial Skiing event in Ruka, Finland. VIS Aerial Skiers have been training in Utah, USA, since mid December. Flips or any movements where a competitor’s feet are higher than his head… Gabrielle Ash Kirstie Marshall Five athletes in their first and second years with the program have enjoyed the excellent skiing conditions at Snowbasin resort with Coach Leigh Delahoy, between sessions on the jump hill at the Utah Olympic Park, (UOP). "We have the same skis and boots, just [with] a life jacket and a wetsuit, and we basically have the same jump shape, just built out of a plastic surface, which allows us to practise those jumps and land safely in the water," she said. February 2012 He is Australia's most successful male aerial skier, having competed across FIS World Cup, World Championships and Winter Olympic competitions. It’s like jumping into a filthy brown farm dam. Australia’s leading winter athletes have received a huge boost with the opening of the new world class Water Ramp facility located at Brisbane’s Sleeman Sports Centre in September. January 2012 David John Morris (born 31 August 1984) is an Australian Olympic aerial/freestyle skier who competed in both the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi and the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. March 2013 December 2017 The 31-year-old from Canberra sealed her … October 2017 September 2014 But many international centres are forced to shut down during the winter months when the ramps freeze over. Jacqui Cooper Australia’s top aerials and mogul skiers have begun making use of the water ramp training facility at Brisbane's Sleeman Sports Complex. And our tip for the best value for money is the ski resort Mt. Laura Peel VIS Aerial Skier Laura Peel has finished in 11th place at the World Cup event in Minsk, Belarus, maintaining her fourth place world ranking with one event left in the season. For the first time athletes are able to train without getting on a plane. Abbey Willcox has had a breakthrough performance to claim the first World Cup medal of her career, winning bronze under lights in Deer Valley, USA. The night brought all of the freestyle disciplines together to celebrate our most successful season so far. November 2010 Eight of Australia's 15 winter Olympic medals — including three gold medals — have come from aerials and moguls. February 2013 Australian aerial skiing star Laura Peel made the best possible start to the World Cup season with victory in Finland. Dual-Olympian Laura Peel claimed silver at the Moscow Aerial Skiing World Cup over the weekend, with the 2015 World Champion now sitting third in the World Cup standings. The Aerial Skiing program completed training camps at the Snow Australia water ramp facility in Victoria’s Yarra Ranges throughout May and June, before travelling to Mt Buller to train at the Olympic Training Centre facilities at the start of July. October 2011 It was a golden World Cup opener for Australia’s Laura Peel at the FIS Aerial Skiing event in Ruka, Finland, this morning (Australia time). Follow our live coverage for the latest news on the coronavirus pandemic. Construction began on the $6.5 million ramp a year ago and its completion could not have come at a better time. Australia’s new training facility for aerial and mogul skiers will be known as the Geoff Henke Olympic Winter Training Centre from today forward. Airleigh Frigo Australian aerial skier Laura Peel has won gold overnight at the Siberian resort of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, securing her first ever FIS World Cup champion title. "We try to simulate the exact same environment, so that's the coaches' calls, calls in the air, the timing of the bubbles when the clock's running in competitions.". From the top of the new 37-metre-high facility, athletes can reach maximum speeds of over 70 kilometres an hour and launch up to 17 metres in the air to practise their aerial manoeuvres. May 2010, All The brand new facility, the southern hemisphere’s only year-round outside aerial ski facility, has opened 10 years after the idea was raised in Brisbane. February 2018 Danielle Scott Harrison Tulberg "We've been at the mercy of other countries for so long, and all that money that we've been putting overseas can now be put back into Queensland and Australia.". It is hard to imagine why Queensland would be the ideal location to train year-round for a sport from the Winter Olympics. March 2015 The Flying Kangaroos Australian Aerial Ski Team has competed in a number of warm-up events in Lake Placid, NY, USA, ahead of the World Championships in Deer Valley, UT, USA, on February 6th. January 2019 Alisa Camplin won Australia’s first freestyle skiing medal in 2002 with gold in women’s aerials. February 2016 June 2010 January 2014 Queensland will be home to the southern hemisphere’s first year-round freestyle ski-jumping facility to be built at the Sleeman Sports Complex at Chandler. 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Australia’s extraordinary run of success in aerial skiing looks set to be followed by a fallow period with retirements, no fulltime development program and a lack of facilities hindering progress. Australian aerial skiing star Laura Peel made the best possible start to the World Cup season with victory in Finland. February 2017 Though the game seems difficult by the looks of it, one can become an expert with perfect coaching and guidance. The $6.5 million facility is the first year-round outdoor aerial facility in the world and is a collaboration between the Australian Government through Sport Australia and the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), Queensland Government, Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) and Olympic Winter Institute of Australia (OWIA). Samantha Wells. August 2010 March 2016 "We've been kicked out of facilities in Olympic years, just because we were a threat to them, so they just said 'there's no more room for you here'," he said. 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The Flying Kangaroos aerial ski team would normally have to travel overseas for training, but that is practically impossible during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Her career started in 1989 at Mt Buller when she was recruited by Geoff Lipshut (CEO of the OWIA) to join the Techne Team. Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. The opening World Cup of the 2018-2019 season has taken place in Lake Placid, NY, USA, with Laura Peel the top Australian performer in tenth place. January 2018 Australian aerial skier Laura Peel has claimed a bronze medal at the 2019/2020 World Cup season opener at Shimao Lotus Mountain in China. 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