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Aussie teen forced to wait for Olympic final as heavy snow wreaks havoc
Ally Hickman's snowboard slopestyle final was pushed back a day due to heavy snowfall. (AP: Lindsey Wasson)
Heavy snow has wreaked havoc on day 11 of the Winter Olympics, with several Australians having their events postponed for the day.
Sixteen-year-old Ally Hickman — the second-youngest member of the Australian team at the Milano Cortina Games — will contest the women's snowboard slopestyle final from 12:30am AEDT on Thursday.
Four Australians — Danielle Scott, Abbey Wilcox, Airleigh Frigo and Sidney Stephens — will now compete in the women's aerials qualification at 8pm on Wednesday AEDT.
Reilly Flanagan will make his Olympic debut in the men's aerials qualification 24 hours later.
Ally Hickman tells proud school friends ‘I’m not nervous, I’m just excited’ before Winter Olympics final
The 16-year-old Australian’s classmates and teachers are some of her biggest fans – and say she remains ‘really chill’
On the towering slopes of Livigno in Italy on Sunday, 16-year-old Australian Ally Hickman was a green and gold blur, securing herself a spot in the Olympic women’s snowboard slopestyle final.
She will compete for a medal in the finals on Tuesday – but thousands of kilometres away at her Sydney high school, the teenager is already a legend.
Around the school, Ally is everywhere: there are massive cardboard cutouts of her face and giant yellow letters spelling out her name.
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We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.
The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.
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