This past ISMF World Cup season 24/25, I met the Australian Olympic Qualifying standard for Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games. I am an aspiring Olympian who, for the next 10 months, will direct my focus towards preparing for the games. The chosen disciplines for Skimo are the Sprint and Mixed Relay. Achieving this standard didn't come without significant sacrifice, including job loss, lots of moving around, and seeking sponsorship and a stable place to train and prepare for the Olympics. 

I seek the opportunity to put my whole heart into my preparations, and that often means 2-3 training sessions a day, plus recovery, lots of physio, sports massage, strength and conditioning, and sports + general psychology and mindset training. Navigating my chronic disease, Ankylosing Spondylitis, also poses its own challenges, with the extra costs of health to perform at a high level. I love every part of the process, though, but it is financially tricky. I am doing my best with side hustles at present, but I know this is not sustainable as I venture closer to pre-Olympic camps and preparation competitions.