Sami KENNEDY-SIM

Historical Results

nee Sami SIM

Road cycling, watching movies, ski touring and spending time with her family.

Athlete

Elite Athlete Well-being Management
Personal Trainer - Fitness Institute of Australia

Husband, Ben Sim (married in 2011). Parents, Nick and Jenny. Sisters, Hilary and Navena.

English, German

Southern Alps Ski Club

National: Shawn Fleming (AUS)

Husband Ben Sim (Cross-country skiing): Represented Australia at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, with two top-50 finishes. Has five World Championships appearances (2003-11) and a top-30 finish at the 2009 World Cup in Beitostoelen (15km free).

Alpine skiing: Competed at the national level from 2003-2012.

2008 World Cup in Deer Valley (Ski Cross - 20th)

December 2020: Dislocated elbow at the World Cup in Val Thorens, one week after her podium finish in Arosa. Had to fly back to Australia, spend 15 days in hotel quarantine, and was unable to move her arm during the Christmas holidays. Missed the remainder of the season. (Athlete, 2021)

April 2013: Suffered a minor infarct stroke (cerebral infarction). Spent five days in the hospital and required subsequent private treatment. Returned to light training a couple of months later, before returning to full training. (owia.org)

2010

Learned to ski as a toddler and continued to ski while playing touch football and competing in surf life-saving. Alpine ski racer before trying ski cross at age 19. (Athlete, Apr 2021)

‘’I love ski cross because at the end of the day, anyone can win. Athletes must have aerobic and anaerobic fitness, be extremely strong yet nimble and on top of all that, have the high technical ability of an alpine skier with the determination of a race car driver. It’s so exciting.’’ (Athlete, 2021)

Win a medal at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, Apr 2021)

Road cycling.

Finishing second at the 2013 World Cup in Idre Fjall, and winning the qualifying at the Arosa World Cup in 2020. (Athlete, Apr 2021)

"I was inspired by Sam Riley (Australian swimmer) when she spoke at my school when I was a child. As for skiers, I really looked up to Zali Steggall, Jenny Owens and Rowena Bright as our strong female Aussie ski racers.’’ (Athlete, Apr 2021)

‘’My sisters both played sport at an elite level - Hilary was a heptathlete and Neva a sprinter and track cyclist. I wanted to be just like them and was drawn into sport by them. My husband Ben has shaped me into the athlete I am today. He is the hardest working, most dedicated athlete I have ever known (even in his retirement).’’ (Athlete, Apr 2021)

Don’t really have any (anymore) as I feel my needs change daily. But I always have a plethora of songs on queue to get me going." (Athlete)

Passion + Persistence = Performance

Eight-time Australian Alpine/Ski Cross Athlete of the Year
11-time Olympic Winter Institute of Australia scholarship holder
12-time New South Wales Institute of Sport scholarship holder
Ian Thorpe Outstanding Achievement Award (NSWIS) (2014)