Ski and Snowboard Australia cross country skier Ben Sim has raced to successive personal best results at the 2009 World Nordic Championships in Liberec, Czech Republic. Sim finished 51st out of 75 starters in the men's 15km Classic race (or 130 starters, including those in the qualification race two days previously), then backed up in the 30km Pursuit, cranking home on the skate leg to take 42nd place.
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.
