Ski cross racer Scott Kneller became Australia’s first World Cup gold medallist this season with a surprise victory in Italy last night. Competing at the Innichen/San Candido resort in only his second World Cup season and going into the final with the 12th fastest qualifying time, the 21-year-old AIS/NSWIS scholarship athlete held on to cross the line merely 20 centimetres ahead of Switzerland’s Alex Fiva with American John Treller in third.
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.
