Rosie Fordham

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Rosie Fordham
Personal information
Full nameRosie Georgina Haysom Fordham
Born (2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 23)
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
SportSkiing
World Cup career
Seasons3 – (2023–present)
Indiv. starts27
Team starts2
Medal record
Junior World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Schilpario 10 km freestyle
Updated on 23 February 2026

Rosie Fordham (born 7 May 2002) is an Australian cross-country skier. [1] She made her World Cup debut in 2019, in Goms, Switzerland. [2]

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Fordham finished second in the 10k interval start freestyle event at the 2025 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships on 8 February 2025 in Schilpario, Italy. [3] In 2025, Fordham secured Australia's top individual World Cup results by finishing 13th in the 10k interval start freestyle event in Davos, Switzerland. [4] She posted Australia's best ever olympic result in cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games during the 50K mass start event, finishing 29th. [5] [6]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [2]

Olympic Games

 Year  Age  10 km 
 individual 
 20 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint  4 × 7.5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2026 23 33 49 29 14 18

World Championships

 Year  Age  10 km 
 individual 
 20 km 
 skiathlon 
 50 km 
 mass start 
 Sprint  4 × 7.5 km 
 relay 
 Team 
 sprint 
2025 22 37 38 20 44 12 15

World Cup

Season standings

 Season  Age Discipline standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintU23Nordic
Opening
Tour de
Ski
Ski Tour
2020
World Cup
Final
2024 21180148NC58N/aN/aN/aN/a
2025 2210672NC18N/aN/aN/aN/a
2026 237345NCN/aN/aN/aN/aN/a

Individual podiums

  • 1 podiums – (1 U23WC)
No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 2024–25 8 February 2025 Schilpario, Italy Flag of Italy.svg 10 km Individual FU23 World Championship2nd

References

  1. "Australian Olympic Team, Milan-Cortina 2026: Roise Fordham". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 "FORDHAM Rosie". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  3. "FIS U23 Ski World Championships". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  4. "Rosie Fordham delivers historic World Cup performance in Davos". snow.org.au. Snow Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  5. "History Made Once Again by our Aussie Cross-Country Athletes". Olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  6. "Olympics: Rosie Fordham". Olympics.com. 2026. Retrieved 24 February 2026.