Seve de Campo

Fast Facts

Sport: Cross-Country Skiing
Events: 30km Skiathlon, Freestyle Sprint, 15km Classic, Team Sprint, 50km mass start free
Olympic History: Beijing 2022, Milano Cortina 2026
Highlights: 51st in 50km Freestyle at Beijing 2022
Coach: Valerio Leccardi
Year Born: 1998

About Seve

Seve de Campo is an experienced cross-country skier, who will compete at his second Olympic Winter Games at Milano Cortina 2026. He is pushing for a top-30 performance,  a goal set from his 2025 World Championship performances and hard‑fought World Cup experience. 

Born and raised in Melbourne, Seve first raced on alpine skis, but in his pre-teen years switched disciplines when a family nudge and the rhythm of Nordic technique captured his imagination. He was quickly at home in the sport, placing 15th in his first International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) race at Perisher in 2015. 

Junior representation followed: World Junior Championships in 2017 and 2018, then under‑23 World Championships in 2019 and 2020, where his best placings were 45th in the 30 kilometre freestyle and 54th in the 15 kilometre classic in Germany. In 2021 he debuted at the senior World Championships, teaming with Phil Bellingham for 17th in the team sprint. At home, he won the Australian rollerski title and was runner‑up in the Australia–New Zealand series that year. 

A first Olympic appearance came at Beijing 2022, where Seve raced five events. His best individual finish was 51st in the mass‑start freestyle, a race shortened from 50 kilometres to just under 30 kilometres due to extreme cold and wind. He also paired with Phil for 22nd in the team sprint. 

In 2023 he was selected for his first open‑age World Championships campaign in Planica, off the back of strong form, including a win and a second place at the Austrian National Championships that month. Seve and Lars Vik combined for 18th in the Team Sprint and individually his best result was 52nd in Skiathlon. He then capped the southern winter by securing the overall men’s crown in the Australia–New Zealand Continental Cup, adding that title to what would become a trio of overall victories. 

The 2023–24 northern season marked a step up again. In January 2024, Seve completed the Tour de Ski, the World Cup’s seven‑stage endurance test, finishing 50th overall and becoming just the third Australian to complete the Tour. He improved his standing with each stage after opening in 93rd, underlining his resilience at the sport’s sharp end. 

In 2024–25, he shouldered a heavy World Cup load. Highlights included mixed‑relay duty in the Engadin (17th for Australia) and 63rd in the 20 kilometre mass‑start freestyle, before sharpening for World Championships with a three‑race weekend at the  Falun (SWE) World Cup that yielded 69th in the classic sprint, 70th in the 10 kilometre classic and 66th in the 20 kilometre freestyle mass‑start. 

At Trondheim 2025 he produced his best World Championship skiing to date. Seve placed 52nd in the 10 kilometre classic and 50th in the 50 kilometre freestyle, in front of vast Norwegian crowds. He teamed with Lars for 20th in the team sprint and led off Australia’s four‑man relay that finished 20th, with the squad avoiding the lap‑out for the first time at a World Championships since the early 1990s. 

Back home in the Australian winter of 2025 he won the Australia–New Zealand Continental Cup series for the third time (after previous wins in 2022 and 2023), sealing the title with double victories on the final weekend and earning a personal World Cup quota for the following season.  

The 2025-26 pre-Olympic season has seen him compete three World Cups.  (Ruka, Trondheim and Davos). In Ruka (FIN), Seve was 75th in the 10km Classic, with one of his best % of field results. In the Skiathlon 10/10km he was 73rd and in the 10km Freestyle he was 78th – both strong results in big fields. His best result heading into the Olympics was 66th in the 10km Freestyle at Davos (SUI). 

Away from race bibs, Seve is a Melbourne Grammar School alumnus and holds a double degree in Engineering (Honours) and Commerce from the Australian National University, studies he balanced with training blocks split between Australian winters and long stints in Europe.