Griffith Sports College will be represented by two athletes in this month’s Winter Olympics in PyeongChang in South Korea.
Mogul skier Britt Cox (Bachelor of Communications) is competing at her third Games after making her debut as a 15-year-old in 2010 while Freestyle Aerial skier Danielle Scott is at her second Olympics with both considered legitimate medal chances.
Griffith Communications student and Mogul skier Britt Cox
“Qualifying for my second Olympics has been pretty incredible,” Danielle said.
“After having been to one it’s not guaranteed you will definitely go again so you shave to keep your head in the game.
“It’s just as exciting and I hope a little less nerve-racking now that I have been to one.”
At just seven years of age, Danielle was the youngest ever athlete to be at the Australian Institute of Sport while training as a gymnast. Two decades on, she heads to South Korea after an outstanding 2017 Freestyle skiing
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