DAISY THOMAS
Olympic Winter Games Attended
BIOGRAPHY
Daisy Thomas first started skiing at three years old. Initially training as an alpine skier, Thomas moved over to the mogul program, before finding a passion for slopestyle skiing. The Sydney skier loves being in the mountains and the joy she feels when skiing with friends.
Thomas is inspired by skier Sarah Hoefflin, not only because she is an Olympic gold medallist but has also completed a degree in Neuroscience. Thomas is amazed by her ability to achieve both an academic career and skiing career – something she aspires to achieve herself one day. In 2023, Thomas placed seventh in both the slopestyle and big air events at the FIS Junior World Championships in Cardrona, NZ. Earlier in the year she also won the World Rookie Tour. Thomas made an impressive World Cup debut in December 2023, finishing seventh in her first final in Copper Mountain, USA. The then 16-year-old made it through to the eight-woman-final in seventh place, with her back double 1080 with grab in jump two in qualifying scoring 81.75 points. In the best two of three jump final, Thomas was the youngest in the field. Her first jump again featured her back double 1080 with grab scored slightly higher with 82.75 points. On jump two Thomas went with a switch left bio 900 with grab scoring 67.75 points. Her third jump didn’t count, giving her a total score of 150.50 points from the first two jumps combined. At the Youth Olympic Winter Games in Gangwon, South Korea, Thomas won Australia’s first ever medal in Big Air, claiming silver. Thomas cleanly executed two of her three jumps, a left double 10 safety and a switch left bio 9 safety, to claim the silver medal with a combined score of 172.75, just 7.25 points behind gold medallist Flora Tabanelli from Italy. Thomas said she was happy to land on the podium after her fifth place finish in slopestyle. “I came here with the goal of getting on the podium, I’ve had the Youth Olympic medal on my phone’s home screen for over a year now, and to now have the medal in my hands feels so surreal!” Thomas said. Thomas continued her ascent to the top level in 2024–2025, for the first time competing full-time on the FIS World Cup circuit and making her World Championships debut after completing high school in 2024. The 18-year-old delivered impressive results, including top-10 finishes in slopestyle at Tignes and in big air at Kreischberg, Austria. At the Engadin World Championships in Corvatsch, Switzerland, Thomas placed 20th in slopestyle and 22nd in big air against a world-class field. During the 2025 Australian winter, Thomas was FIS ANC cup champion with podium performances in all events, claiming gold in both slopestyle and big air at Thredbo, along with silver and bronze at Cardrona, New Zealand. Thomas began her 2025-2026 World Cup campaign with a 24th-place finish in slopestyle at Stubai in November, before delivering a career-best sixth-place result in big air at Secret Garden, China, in mid-December. She impressed in qualification at that event, advancing to the final in second position, and was in contention for a podium result when she sustained a significant knee injury during her second jump. Despite the injury, she finished in sixth place on the back of her high scoring first jump. Following an intensive rehabilitation block on her injured knee, Thomas returned to competition in January with a 26th-place finish in slopestyle at Laax. At the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, Thomas entered as one of the youngest members of the Australian team, set to compete in both slopestyle and big air. However, having ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament, she arrived at the Games managing a significant injury and competing without a fully intact knee. A crash during official training in Livigno aggravated the injury, forcing her to withdraw from the slopestyle event before qualification. Despite initially aiming to refocus on the big air competition, further training incidents and the instability of her knee ultimately led to her withdrawal from the Games, bringing an early end to her Olympic debut. Q & AName
Daisy Thomas Childhood Ambition: To change the world and be able to ski all year round! Proudest Moment: First Double Cork 1080 at Swatch Nines I began this sport .... At the ripe age of 3. I started skiing on family holidays and I loved to challenge my brother! We started off alpine skiing, quickly went to moguls and then found immense satisfaction skiing in the park! Participation in other sports: Football (Soccer) Favourite overseas competition and why: World Rookie Tour Finals in Madonna di Campiglio because was always so much fun and there were so many other activities which allowed me to form so many new friendships. Sports Hero: Mikaela Shiffrin - Absolute GOAT When I am not training/competing I am: Usually studying, but once I finish year 12 I will be spending time at the beach with friends and making some wacky form of conceptual art. Highest level of education achieved: Year 12 Sponsors: Moment Skis, Dragon Goggles, The North Face LINKSOWIA News Search: Additional Links:
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