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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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World finals | ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
Highest world ranking | 2nd in Aerials World Cup (2016, 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 | 2 |
2018 | 27 | 37 | 6 |
No. | Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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1 | 2013–14 | 18 January 2014 | ![]() | Aerials | 2nd |
2 | 2014–15 | 20 December 2014 | ![]() | Aerials | 2nd |
3 | 21 February 2015 | ![]() | Aerials | 1st | |
4 | 2015–16 | 5 February 2016 | ![]() | Aerials | 2nd |
5 | 20 February 2016 | ![]() | Aerials | 2nd | |
6 | 2016–17 | 17 December 2016 | ![]() | Aerials | 2nd |
7 | 18 December 2016 | Aerials | 1st | ||
8 | 14 January 2017 | ![]() | Aerials | 2nd | |
9 | 25 February 2017 | ![]() | Aerials | 2nd | |
10 | 2017–18 | 17 December 2017 | ![]() | Aerials | 1st |
Year | Age | Aerials |
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![]() | 23 | 9 |
![]() | 27 | 12 |
![]() | 31 | 10 |
Year | Age | Aerials |
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![]() | 22 | 3 |
![]() | 24 | 5 |
![]() | 26 | 2 |
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