More winter world cup gold medals as hockey scholarship holders selected for the Hockeyroos, diving legend retires and diving coach paired with Olympic gold medal coach in mentor partnership.

Historical Big Air Win

Teen snowboard prodigy and NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) scholarship holder Valentino Guseli has created history, becoming the first Australian to win a World Cup big air event in Edmonton, Canada. At 17 years of age, the victory also makes him the youngest ever male to win World Cup gold for Australia in any discipline.

Back-To-Back Gold

NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) scholarship holder Jakara Anthony has continued her amazing start to the season, making it back-to-back victories to open the season with a gold medal performance in Idre Fjäll, Sweden.

Diving Coaches Draw On Olympic Expertise

Tracey Menzies, one of Australia’s most formidable coaches who took Ian Thorpe to multiple Olympic medals, has been linked with NSWIS diving coach Joe Meszaros through the Australian Institute of Sport’s high performance coach mentorship program.

Hockeyroo Squad Selections

NSWIS scholarship holders, Jocelyn Bartram, Kaitlin Nobbs, Grace Stewart and Mariah Williams are among 17 athletes named in next year’s Hockeyroos squad as Head Coach Katrina Powell looks to utilise and make the most of the increasing pool of Australian women’s hockey talent.