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| Jacqui Cooper |
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| Chris Anstey |
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| Petria Thomas |
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| Adam Thompson |
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| Linley Frame |
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| Daniel Kowalski |
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| Jacqui Cooper |
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Jacqui Cooper Freestyle Aerial Skier
Jacqui Cooper went to the 2006 Games looking to put a series of Olympic disappointment and disasters behind her. After enduring an interrupted lead up she surprised many by qualifying first in the semi final by nailing her trademark triple twisting somersault, breaking the world record only to miss her landings in the final. She had been the hot favourite for gold at the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics after winning the World Cup title for three consecutive years, as well as the 1999 World Championship.
But a training accident in the week before her competition put her out of the Games with a shattered knee. |
Four years earlier, in 1998, she had also gone to Nagano as one of the favourites after a string of World Cup results that read bronze, silver, silver, gold – the latter the first of her career. But she crashed out of the event in the qualifying round, missing the final. The veteran skier was out of competition for two and a half years in the wake of the Salt Lake 2002 injury, making a successful return to competition at the 2004 Mt Buller World Aerials. In 2007 Jacqui became the most successful women’s aerial skier of all time after winning her fourth World Cup title in Apex, Canada. In 2008, Jacqui continued her dominance of Women's aerial skiing by again finishing No. 1 in the world.
Jacqui is now focused on the Vancouver Olympics, and her World Cup schedule in 2009 may be reduced with this in mind. Jacqui’s story is one of determination, courage and commitment. She is an inspiration to those who have a will to succeed in the face of adversity |
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• Based in Melbourne, Australia
• Age 35
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• 24 World Cup victories
• Current World Record holder
• World Champion 1999
• World Cup Champion 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007,2008
• World Cup Overall Champion 1999, 2000, 2001
• Pioneer – triple twisting triple somersault
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• Australian Olympic Committee Athletes Commission
• World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) Athlete representative •
International Ski Federation (FIS) Athlete Committee
• Key figure fronting the AOC’s ‘Live Clean, Play Clean’ anti-doping campaign |
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