Josie BAFF
AustraliaEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Snowboard |
Women's Snowboard Cross | 18 | |
| Mixed Team Snowboard Cross | 13 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Youth Olympic Games | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
| 1 | Boardercross | 2020 | Lausanne, SUI |
| 9 | Freestyle/Snowboard Relay | 2020 | Lausanne, SUI |
| World Cup Rankings | |
|---|---|
| Season | Snowboard Cross |
| 2021/2022 | 18 |
| 2020/2021 | 35 |
| World Cup - Best Achievements | |
|---|---|
| Season | Snowboard Cross |
| 2021/2022 | 2 x 9th |
| 2020/2021 | 1 x 15th |
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location |
| 9 | Snowboard Cross | 2021/2022 | Montafon, AUT |
| 9 | Snowboard Cross | 2021/2022 | Krasnoyarsk, RUS |
| 17 | Snowboard Cross | 2021/2022 | Krasnoyarsk, RUS |
| 24 | Snowboard Cross | 2021/2022 | Cervinia, ITA |
Waterskiing, skateboarding, windsurfing on the lake, mountain biking.
Athlete
Father, Peter (snowboard instructor)
English
Personal: father Peter Baff (AUS)
2019 in Nor-Am Cup in Big White (snowboard cross - 3rd)
2021 in World Cup in Bakuriani (snowboard cross - 15th)
2019
Began skiing at age two and learned snowboarding at age five. “Dad was a ski instructor and mum and he were doing back-to-back seasons from Jindabyne to Saint Moritz and because they loved it so much, we were destined to follow in their footsteps”. Her father ran snowboard camps and the family would go to Mammoth, CA. In 2015, she began to take it more seriously as she started to secure good results. (owia.org)
"Skiing was my thing until about three years ago, when I made the switch to snowboarding. I loved ski racing but it is really competitive, and I was winning a fair few of the snowboard events I was competing in. So, after getting onto NSWIS [NSW Institute of Sport] I decided to swap disciplines." (olympics.com.au, 27 Oct 2021)
Winning snowboard cross gold at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne: "The Youth Olympic Games were incredible. The weather was perfect, we met so many other athletes from other countries. It was just the best experience of my life." (olympics.com.au, 27 Oct 2021)
2021: Sport Australia Hall of Fame scholarship, through which she will be mentored by eight-time Olympic swimming medallist Susie O'Neill. (olympics.com/en, 14 Dec 2020)
