Greta SMALL

Historical Results

Interior design styling, upcycling furniture, adventure walks with her Australian cobberdog named Revelstoke.
Writes for the annual Australian Olympians Magazine.
For COVID training, she got her first road bike off Facebook Marketplace. (Athlete, 13 May 2021)

Athlete

Western Australia High School (Class 2013).
Australia's Griffith University, Bachelor of Communication major in business and journalism. (Athlete, 13 May 2021)

Father, Boyd Small. Mother, Diane Small.

English, German

Mount Hotham Racing Squad

Personal: Scott Sanderson (AUS)

Cousin Keely Small (Athletics): 2018 Youth Olympic Games 800m champion, and Opening Ceremony flagbearer for Australia.

2010 FIS event in Thredbo (Giant slalom - 12th)
2013 World Cup in Soelden (Giant slalom - DNQ1)

Five knee surgeries including three anterior cruciate ligament knee reconstructions in 2015, 2018 and 2019. (Athlete, 13 May 2021)

2010

She was skiing while still in the womb. Her mother only stopped skiing at seven months pregnant because she couldn't find a jacket to go around her bump. For her parents, skiing was more than a hobby, it was a lifestyle, and they first put her on pink plastic skis at 18 months old, dragging her around the snow at Dingo Dell, Mt Buffalo. Growing up she skied one week a year at the Hotham, and during Easter at the French resort of Val d'sere.

When she was 10 years old she decided she wanted to be the world's number one Alpine skier so her parents sold their house to support her dream. In her first-ever race, competing in the Victorian Interschools, she was 16th, with no formal training. The following year she did a race camp for a month and won the Australian Interschools. "The rest just snowballed from there." (essentialkids.com.au; Athlete, 13 May 2021)

The adrenaline rush of competition got her hooked. "I just love to ski, being in the mountains brings me great joy. If you're a skier you know." (owia.org; Athlete, 13 May 2021)

FIS Alpine Overall Crystal Globe winner. "To be the best ever Australian Alpine skier." (owia.org; Athlete, 13 May 2021)

Spent the past 13 years ski training in Austria at "Race Center Benni Raich" lead by two-time Olympic slalom and giant slalom champion Benjamin Raich (AUT). Spends off season physical training at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. (Athlete, 13 May 2021)

One of her earliest proudest moments was standing in the leaders’ enclosure during the Alpine combined at Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. (owia.org)

Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn (USA), three-time Olympic medallist. "Meeting Lindsey as a 12-year-old fan and then competing against her on the World Cup and Olympics was a real childhood dream come true." (Athlete, 13 May 2021)

Alpine skiers Zali Steggall (AUS), Olympic bronze medallist, and Malcolm Milne (AUS), World Championships bronze medallist. "They have come before me demonstrating that it is possible to realise my full potential and dreams." (Athlete, 13 May 2021)

Parents. "My parents have been my biggest support and strength motivating me to chase after my dreams." (Athlete, 13 May 2021)

Every time she's drawn bib #2, she's been on the podium. (Athlete, 13 May 2021)

Passion, practice, patience, perseverance. (Athlete, 13 May 2021)

Flagbearer for Australia at Opening Ceremony at 2012 Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck.

Alpine Skiing Athlete of the Year (2013), Ski and Snowboard Australia Awards.
Junior Alpine Athlete of the Year (2012, 2013), Ski and Snowboard Australia Awards.
Rising Star of the Year (2011), Ski and Snowboard Australia Awards.