Danielle SCOTT
AustraliaEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Freestyle Skiing |
Women's Aerials | 10 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Olympic Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 9 | Aerials | 2014 | Sochi, RUS |
| 12 | Women's Aerials | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR |
| World Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 2 | Aerials Ladies | 2017 | Sierra Nevada, ESP | 94.47 |
| 3 | Aerials Ladies | 2013 | Voss - Oslo, NOR | 74.1 |
| 4 | Aerials Ladies | 2021 | Almaty, KAZ | 82.68 |
| 5 | Aerials Ladies | 2015 | Kreischberg, AUT | 70.14 |
| World Cup Rankings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season | All | Aerials |
| 2021/2022 | 4 | |
| 2020/2021 | 14 | |
| 2017/2018 | 37 | 6 |
| 2016/2017 | 6 | 2 |
| 2015/2016 | 10 | 2 |
| 2014/2015 | 12 | 3 |
| 2013/2014 | 18 | 6 |
| 2012/2013 | 25 | 8 |
| 2011/2012 | 33 | 11 |
| World Cup - Best Achievements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Aerials Ladies | Aerials Team Mixed | Aerials Team Qualification Ladies |
| 2021/2022 | 1 x 1st | 1 x 7th | |
| 2020/2021 | 1 x 1st | ||
| 2017/2018 | 1 x 6th | 1 x 1st | |
| 2016/2017 | 3 x 2nd | 1 x 1st | |
| 2015/2016 | 2 x 2nd | ||
| 2014/2015 | 1 x 2nd | ||
| 2013/2014 | 1 x 2nd | ||
| 2012/2013 | 1 x 4th | ||
| 2011/2012 | 1 x 7th | ||
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location | Result |
| 1 | Aerials Ladies | 2021/2022 | Ruka, FIN | 102.93 |
| 4 | Aerials Ladies | 2021/2022 | Deer Valley, UT, USA | 80.27 |
| 4 | Aerials Ladies | 2021/2022 | La Relais, QC, CAN | 79.89 |
| 5 | Aerials Ladies | 2021/2022 | Ruka, FIN | 89.18 |
| 7 | Aerials Team Mixed | 2021/2022 | Ruka, FIN | 227.68 |
| 8 | Aerials Ladies | 2021/2022 | Ruka, FIN | 79.31 |
| 8 | Aerials Team Mixed | 2021/2022 | Ruka, FIN | 249.98 |
| 28 | Aerials Ladies | 2021/2022 | Ruka, FIN | 65.56 |
Dani Cali, Unicorn.
Mountain biking, skateboarding, surfing. (menshealth.com.au)
Athlete
Communications - Open Universities Australia (AUS)
English
Victorian Institute of Sport
National: Jeff Bean (CAN), Joe Davies (USA)
Gymnastics: Started at age three and competed at an elite level until retiring at age 13. (owia.org)
2012 World Cup in Mont Gabriel (Aerials - 8th)
Sept 2019: Tore anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) while training in Switzerland. Underwent surgery but missed the entire season. Won her first event back on the World Cup tour in 2021 (Deer Valley).
2010
Post gymnastics, she tried a number of different sports before she was recruited to aerial skiing by World champion and five-time Olympian Jacqui Cooper. Began skiing at the age of 16 and performed her first back layouts on snow at 19. (mamamia.com.au; owia.org)
Switching from gymnastics to aerial skiing she thought that the process was quite exciting as she had trained 30 hours a week in a gymnasium for most of her childhood. Being given the opportunity to travel and train in the outdoors, was something she instantly enjoyed. (mamamia.com)
Winning a medal at Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, saying she will have to nail the triple in Beijing to be in medal contention. "Women's aerials has progressed a lot in the last four years and you really have to be doing those triples just to be getting through the rounds and end up on the podium." (au.sports.yahoo.com, 30 Oct 2021)
Representing her country at the Olympic Winter Games. (owia.org)
Freestyle skier Alisa Camplin (AUS), 2002 Olympic Winter Games aerials champion (2006 bronze), 2003 World champion. "She is what inspired me and got me researching the sport, however, I possibly would not have noticed this if my parents were not interested in skiing." (mamamia.com.au)
Surfer Bethany Meilani Hamilton (USA), survived a 2003 shark attack in which her left arm was bitten off and she ultimately returned to professional surfing.(owia.org)
FIS Rookie of the Year FIS (2012)
