Jacqui Cooper and Bree Munro have both qualified for the aerial skiing final of the 2009 FIS Freestyle World Championships at the Japanese resort of Inawashiro, but reigning World Cup champion Lydia Lassila and AIS team-mate Liz Gardner have been eliminated in the qualifying round. Cooper finished in eighth place on 160.20 points after winding back her competition routine to two double somersaults following a crash in training just prior to the event.
The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.
We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.
The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.
