ABBEY WILLCOX

Sport: Aerial Skiing
Nickname:  Abs
DOB: 27/11/1996
Place of Birth: Gosford, NSW
Place of Residence: Somersby, NSW
OWIA Athlete Performance Contract Commenced: 2019
Institute/Academy: VIS

Personal Best Results:

• World Cup - 3rd, Deer Valley, USA, 2019

Note: current as @ 15/04/2020

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Medals won in Major Competition

• 3rd - 07/02/2020 - World Cup - Deer Valley
  

BIOGRAPHY

Abbey Willcox developed her acrobatic abilities through gymnastics and sports acrobatics, and has used this platform to build her aerial skiing skills.

After training on water ramps in Melbourne, Victoria, and Park City, Utah, USA, she commenced jumping on snow and debuted her international career in 2016 at the Europa Cup in Ruka, Finland.

Willcox performed at her first World Cup in Lake Placid, USA 2019, progressing to double-twisting double-flips. She continued to compete throughout the 2019 World Cup tour, recording a personal best World Cup finish of 13th in Minsk, narrowly missing out on qualifying for the 12-woman final.

Willcox had a breakthrough 2019-2020 World Cup season, highlighted by the first World Cup podium of her career under lights in Deer Valley, UT, USA, taking bronze in February 2020. She also finished the season ranked a personal best 7th in the world on the world cup standings.

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Q & A

Proudest moment: Being selected for the Australian World Cup team after a tough year training on an individual basis and competing in the Freestyle World Cup circuit.

I began my sport in ...  July 2015 after I finished school.
 
When I am not training or competing I am:

• Outdoors
• Traveling
• Studying at University
• With friends and family

 
 I enjoy my sport because ...

• Of the challenge it gives me.
• The feeling I have when I am in the air.
• I enjoy being able to push my limits and see what I can do.
• I enjoy overcoming fear and competing for my country on the world stage.

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Favourite international competition: Deer Valley, USA,  World Cup.
 
Favourite Food: Rosti (A Swiss potato and cheese dish) and Chocolate Milk
 
Favourite Music: Anything I can have a good dance to
 
Favourite other sport to watch or play: Gymnastics, Cliff Diving, AFL.

LINKS

OWIA News Search:

• Abbey Willcox

​Additional Links:​

• Facebook
• ​Instagram
• FIS Website Competitor Bio

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