Kayaker Jessica Fox arrived at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games as part of the IOC Athletes’ Commission, but she quickly became something much more for Australia’s winter athletes: a mentor, a supporter, a sounding board and, in some unforgettable cases, the person placing an Olympic medal around their neck.
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.
