29 NSWIS athletes have been selected to represent Australia at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang.

The 29 NSWIS athletes make up 64% of the entire Australian team that has currently been announced. The NSWIS contingent features 12 athletes who will be making their Olympic debut.

The 29 NSWIS athletes on the 2018 team so far is already the joint highest NSWIS have ever contributed to a Winter Olympics, and would be the highest proportion of NSWIS athletes ever in an Australian Olympic team.

The NSWIS athletes at the games will be headlined by world champion moguls skier Britt Cox who will be looking to turn her stellar World Cup form into Olympic gold. In the men’s event Matt Graham leads the NSWIS medal charge – with the world number three looking for success at his second Olympic Games.

NSWIS also boasts some of the world’s best snowboard cross talent – with Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin, Adam Lambert and Jarryd Hughes in the men’s event and Belle Brockhoff in the women’s. In the women’s ski cross Sami Kennedy-Sim will be heading to her second games with sights set on a medal.

17-year-old Tess Coady has enjoyed a stunning rise in the women’s snowboard slopestyle and big air competitions, and will be looking to make the most of her first Olympic experience.

Of the athletes selected 21 come from the NSWIS Winter Sports Program, while a further eight are being supported as part of the NSWIS Campaign PyeongChang.

As well as supporting these athletes the Campaign PyeongChang project also directed crucial funds and resources across the whole NSWIS Winter Sports Program to ensure athletes have the best possible preparation for the games.

The 2018 Winter Olympics begins on Friday 9th February and runs through to Sunday 25th February.

The complete list of NSWIS athletes currently selected in the Australian team is below. The selection of athletes to this team is subject to appeal. The selection of some athletes is pending medical clearance.

First Name Surname Age Sport Discipline Previous Games
Greta Small 22 Alpine Skiing 2014
Lachlan Reidy 30 Bobsleigh Debut
Hayden Smith 25 Bobsleigh Debut
Barbara Jezersek 31 Cross Country 2010 & 2014
Callum Watson 28 Cross Country 2014
Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya 18 Figure Skating Debut
Harley Windsor 21 Figure Skating Debut
Kailani Craine 19 Figure Skating Debut
Brendan Kerry 23 Figure Skating 2014
Matt Graham 23 Freestyle Skiing 2014
Madii Himbury 24 Freestyle Skiing Debut
Jakara Anthony 19 Freestyle Skiing Debut
Britt Cox 23 Freestyle Skiing 2010 & 2014
Claudia Gueli 20 Freestyle Skiing Debut
Brodie Summers 24 Freestyle Skiing 2014
Sami Kennedy-Sim 29 Freestyle Skiing 2014
Russell Henshaw* 27 Freestyle Skiing 2014
John Farrow 35 Skeleton 2014
Emily Arthur 18 Snowboard Debut
Holly Crawford 33 Snowboard 2006, 2010 & 2014
Nate Johnstone 27 Snowboard 2014
Kent Callister 22 Snowboard 2014
Jessica Rich* 27 Snowboard Debut
Tess Coady 17 Snowboard Debut
Jarryd Hughes 22 Snowboard 2014
Adam Lambert 20 Snowboard Debut
Alex Pullin 30 Snowboard 2010 & 2014
Cameron Bolton 27 Snowboard 2014
Belle Brockhoff* 25 Snowboard 2014

 

*pending medical clearance