Katya Crema

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Katya Crema
Personal information
NicknameKat
NationalityAustralian
Born (1988-08-02) 2 August 1988 (age 37)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in) (2014) [1]
Weight64 kg (141 lb) (2014)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportSkiing
ClubMount Buller Race Club
Coached byMatt Lyon
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 2010 Winter Olympics, 2014 Winter Olympics
Medal record
New Zealand Winter Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2011 CardronaSki Cross

Katya Crema (born 2 August 1988), often simply known as Kat, is an Australian alpine and ski cross skier from Melbourne. Competing at the 2010 Winter Olympics, she finished fifteenth. Crema has also skied on the Winter X-Games circuit, making her debut in 2010.

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Personal

Nicknamed Kat, Crema was born on 2 August 1988 in Melbourne, Victoria. [2] [3]

She is 5.75 feet (1.75 metres) tall and weighs 132 pounds (60 kilograms). [4] Her father was born in Italy but immigrated to Victoria where he went into construction. [5] From 2008, she attended the University of Melbourne, where she studied towards a Bachelor of Environments majoring architecture. [5] [6] She is subsequently completing a Masters of Property.

Skiing

Crema has been affiliated with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), the New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) and the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS). [6] She is coached by Matthew Lyons. [6] Her scholarship with the AIS started on 1 July 2008. [3] While at university, she held a High Performance Scholarship for skiing. [3] Her skiing is sponsored by Rip Curl, POC, Komperdell, and Stoekli. [3] Crema is a member of the Mount Buller Race Club. [7] She originally did alpine skiing but switched to ski cross [5] when she was nineteen years old; [3] during the 2007/2008 ski season. [8]

When actively training off the snow, she may do 10 to 12 training sessions a week. When training on the snow, her on snow training sessions may last up to four hours each with up to six sessions a week. [9] She competed in the 2007 World Junior Alpine Championships held in Flachau, Austria. [6] She competed in the 2009 Freestyle World Championships held in Inawashiro, Japan. [6] Crema competed in the 2009 World Junior Alpine Championships held in Fomigal, Spain. [6] In 2009, she trained with skier Jenny Owens. [5] In January 2010, she finished in 10th position at the Lake Placid World Cup. [7]

Crema participated in the 2010 Vancouver Games in the first Olympic women's ski-cross event, [5] where she finished 15th, [3] being one of two Australian women to compete in this event. [5] [10] She made her Winter X-Games debut in 2010. [4] In 2011, she participated in the AUC Snow Sports competition. [11] She competed in the 2011 Freestyle World Championships in Deer Valley, [6] where she finished 17th. [3] In 2011, her best result was first at the Mount Hotham hosted Australian New Zealand Cup. [2] She competed at the 2012 Les Contamines in France where she finished 7th. [3]

She competed for Australia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the ski cross events where she finished 7th.

Performances

Race dateCompetitionDisciplinePlaceCountryPositionPointsReference
29 August 1999Australian New Zealand CupDual mogulsMount BullerAustralia17 [2]
29 August 1999Australian New Zealand CupMogulsMount BullerAustralia18 [2]
12 January 2008World CupSki CrossLes ContaminesFrance18130 [2]
20 January 2008World CupSki CrossKreischbergAustria14180 [2]
26 January 2008Europa CupSki CrossZweisimmenSwitzerland1248.4 [2]
22 February 2008World CupSki CrossSierra NevadaSpain11240 [2]
6 March 2008World CupSki CrossGrindelwaldSwitzerland21100 [2]
6 February 2009World CupSki CrossCypress MountainCanadaDNS [2]
19 February 2009World CupSki CrossMyrkdalen-VossNorway3324 [2]
24 February 2009World CupSki CrossBranasSweden2745 [2]
2 March 2009World Ski ChampionshipsSki CrossInawashiroJapan2650 [2]
12 March 2009World CupSki CrossGrindelwaldSwitzerland3226 [2]
14 March 2009World CupSki CrossMeiringen-HaslibergSwitzerland4018.5 [2]
22 August 2009Australian New Zealand CupSki CrossMount HothamAustralia688 [2]
23 August 2009Australian New Zealand CupSki CrossMount HothamAustralia590 [2]
13 December 2009Europa CupSki CrossGeiloNorway1490 [2]
21 December 2009World CupSki CrossInnichen/San CandidoItaly3422 [2]
22 December 2009World CupSki CrossInnichen/San CandidoItaly3226 [2]
5 January 2010World CupSki CrossSt. Johann (Tirol)Austria2840 [2]
9 January 2010World CupSki CrossLes ContaminesFrance2936 [2]
13 January 2010World CupSki CrossAlpe d HuezFrance2380 [2]
20 January 2010World CupSki CrossBlue MountainCanada2560 [2]
24 January 2010World CupSki CrossLake PlacidUnited States10260 [2]
23 February 2010Olympic Winter GamesSki CrossCypress MountainCanada15160 [2]
6 March 2010World CupSki CrossBranasSwedenDNS [2]
12 March 2010World CupSki CrossGrindelwaldSwitzerland18130 [2]
14 March 2010World CupSki CrossMeiringen-HaslibergSwitzerland2560 [2]
21 August 2010Australian New Zealand CupSki CrossMount HothamAustralia1180 [2]
22 August 2010Australian New Zealand CupSki CrossMount HothamAustralia2144 [2]
11 December 2010Europa CupSki CrossJerzensAustria11120 [2]
18 December 2010World CupSki CrossInnichen/San CandidoItaly2380 [2]
19 December 2010World CupSki CrossInnichen/San CandidoItaly2560 [2]
7 January 2011World CupSki CrossSt. Johann (Tirol)Austria2380 [2]
12 January 2011World CupSki CrossAlpe d HuezFrance18130 [2]
16 January 2011World CupSki CrossLes ContaminesFrance17140 [2]
22 January 2011Europa CupSki CrossZweisimmenSwitzerland7144 [2]
29 January 2011World CupSki CrossGrasgehrenGermany13200 [2]
4 February 2011World Ski ChampionshipsSki CrossDeer ValleyUnited States17140 [2]
11 February 2011World CupSki CrossBlue MountainCanada13200 [2]
27 February 2011National ChampionshipsSki CrossMittenwaldGermany1186.4 [2]
3 March 2011World CupSki CrossGrindelwaldSwitzerland13200 [2]
6 March 2011World CupSki CrossMeiringen-HaslibergSwitzerland17140 [2]
13 March 2011World CupSki CrossBranasSweden14180 [2]
19 March 2011World CupSki CrossMyrkdalen-VossNorway15160 [2]
21 August 2011Australian New Zealand CupSki CrossMount HothamAustralia1260 [2]
22 August 2011Australian New Zealand CupSki CrossMount HothamAustralia2192 [2]
26 August 2011Australian New Zealand CupSki CrossCardronaNew Zealand2232 [2]
17 December 2011World CupSki CrossInnichen/San CandidoItaly2840 [2]
18 December 2011World CupSki CrossInnichen/San CandidoItaly2290 [2]
7 January 2012World CupSki CrossSt. Johann (Tirol)Austria18130 [2]
11 January 2012World CupSki CrossAlpe d HuezFrance2290 [2]
15 January 2012World CupSki CrossLes ContaminesFrance7360 [2]
3 February 2012World CupSki CrossBlue MountainCanada11240 [2]
25 February 2012World CupSki CrossBischofswiesen/GoetschenGermany18130 [2]
26 February 2012World CupSki CrossBischofswiesen/GoetschenGermany10260 [2]
3 March 2012World CupSki CrossBranasSweden15160 [2]
10 March 2012World CupSki CrossGrindelwaldSwitzerland15160 [2]
18 August 2012Australian New Zealand CupSki CrossMount HothamAustralia2232 [2]
19 August 2012Australian New Zealand CupSki CrossMount HothamAustralia1290 [2]

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 "biographie". FIS-Ski. Retrieved 26 October 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Katya Crema | Olympic Winter Institute of Australia". Owia.org. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  4. 1 2 Katya Crema Skier/Architecture Student (15 January 2012). "Katya Crema Profile – Bio – ESPN". Espn.go.com. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Josh, By (10 December 2009). "Katya is our Crema of the cropu". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Crema, Katy (2012). "Biography". Australia. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  7. 1 2 "Katya Crema's Profile – Skier". XTM.com.au. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  8. ↑ "Australian Olympic Committee: Katya Crema". Corporate.olympics.com.au. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "Katya Crema". 2xu.com.au. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  10. ↑ "Freestyle skiing – Women's Ski Cross Results | 2010 Winter Olympics". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  11. ↑ "AUC Snow Sports". Unisport.com.au. 13 September 2011. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
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