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Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 7 March 1990||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) (2017) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) (2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Freestyle skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Aerials | ||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
World finals | Silver Medal at 2017 World Championships in Sierra Nevada Silver Medal at 2023 World Championships in Bakuriani Bronze Medal at 2013 World Championships in Voss | ||||||||||||||||||||
Highest world ranking | 1st in Aerials World Cup (2023, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Danielle Scott (born 7 March 1990) is an Australian freestyle skier specialising in Aerial Skiing. Scott represented Australia at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. She won a bronze medal at the 2013 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships. [2] Scott was offered a scholarship for Artistic Gymnastics at the age of 7 at the Australian Institute of Sport, being the youngest athlete to be offered a scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport.[ citation needed ]
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [3]
Season | Age | Overall | Aerials |
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2012 | 21 | 33 | 11 |
2013 | 22 | 25 | 8 |
2014 | 23 | 18 | 6 |
2015 | 24 | 12 | 3 |
2016 | 25 | 10 | 2 |
2017 | 26 | 6 | 2 |
2018 | 27 | 37 | 6 |
2021 | 30 | - | 14 |
2022 | 31 | - | 4 |
2023 | 32 | - | 1 |
2024 | 33 | - | 1 |
No. | Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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1 | 2013–14 | 18 January 2014 | Lake Placid, United States | Aerials | 2nd |
2 | 2014–15 | 20 December 2014 | Beijing, China | Aerials | 2nd |
3 | 21 February 2015 | Moscow, Russia | Aerials | 1st | |
4 | 2015–16 | 5 February 2016 | Deer Valley, United States | Aerials | 2nd |
5 | 20 February 2016 | Minsk, Belarus | Aerials | 2nd | |
6 | 2016–17 | 17 December 2016 | Beida Lake, China | Aerials | 2nd |
7 | 18 December 2016 | Aerials | 1st | ||
8 | 14 January 2017 | Lake Placid, United States | Aerials | 2nd | |
9 | 25 February 2017 | Minsk, Belarus | Aerials | 2nd | |
10 | 2017–18 | 17 December 2017 | Secret Garden, China | Aerials | 1st |
11 | 2020–21 | 6 February 2021 | Deer Valley, United States | Aerials | 1st |
12 | 2021–22 | 11 December 2021 | Ruka, Finland | Aerials | 1st |
13 | 2022–23 | 4 December 2022 | Ruka, Finland | Aerials | 1st |
14 | 3 February 2023 | Deer Valley, United States | Aerials | 1st | |
15 | 5 March 2023 | Engadin, Switzerland | Aerials | 1st | |
16 | 19 March 2023 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Aerials | 2nd | |
17 | 2023–24 | 3 December 2023 | Ruka, Finland | Aerials | 2nd |
18 | 2 February 2024 | Deer Valley, United States | Aerials | 2nd | |
19 | 10 February 2024 | Lac-Beauport, Canada | Aerials | 2nd | |
20 | 11 February 2024 | Aerials | 3rd | ||
21 | 10 March 2024 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Aerials | 2nd |
Year | Age | Aerials |
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2014 Sochi | 23 | 9 |
2018 Pyeongchang | 27 | 12 |
2022 Beijing | 31 | 10 |
Year | Age | Aerials |
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2013 Voss | 22 | 3 |
2015 Kreischberg | 24 | 5 |
2017 Sierra Nevada | 26 | 2 |
2021 Almaty | 30 | 4 |
2023 Bakuriani | 32 | 2 |
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