Ally Hickman (born 2 November 2009) is an Australian snowboarder. She represented Australia at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
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| Born | 2 November 2009 Randwick, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Malabar, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Snowboarding | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Big air, Slopestyle | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 2 (2025 to 2026) | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 10 (BA – 4, SS – 6)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 27 February 2026 | |||||||||||||||
Career
editHickman competed at the 2023 FIS Snowboarding Junior World Championships and won a bronze medal in the slopestyle event. At 13 years old, she was the youngest competitor at the event.[2][3] With the win, she qualified to represent Australia at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics.[4] She finished in eighth place in the slopetyle event, and ninth place in the big air event.[5] She was named the 2024 Snowboard Park & Pipe Junior Athlete of the Year.[6]
During the 2025–26 FIS Snowboard World Cup she earned her first career World Cup podium on 13 December 2025, finishing in third place.[7] At 16 years, one month old, she became the second youngest Australian World Cup medalist, after Indra Brown who won bronze the day before.[8][9]
In January 2026, she was selected to represent Australia at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[10] She competed in the big air event and failed to advance to the finals. She then competed in the slopestyle event and finished in seventh place with a score of 67.70.[11] During her second run she fell on a top rail, injuring her sternum and was unable to complete the course. She was attended to by medical staff and returned for her third and final run.[12]
Results
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References
edit- ↑ "Ally Hickman FIS Profile – Career information". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ "Kiwi snowboarder Lucia Georgalli wins junior world title". 1News. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ↑ "Hickman flies to third at Junior World Championships". snow.org.au. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ↑ "St Clare's Student Bound for the Olympics". stclares.syd. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ↑ "Gangwon 2024 Day 9 Wrap: Back-to-back freestyle skiing silver and more". olympics.com. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ↑ "Snow Australia Awards - Junior Athletes of the Year". snow.org.au. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ↑ "Hickman's Olympic dream one step closer after bronze in snowboard". snow.org.au. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ↑ "Teenaged Hickman a bronzed Aussie". nswis.com. 15 December 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ↑ "16-year-old Ally Hickman claims first World Cup podium with bronze in Steamboat Big Air". olympics.com. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ↑ "Australia blends youth and experience in bid for most successful Winter Games". abc.net. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ↑ "Schoolgirl seventh in slopestyle". olympics.com. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ↑ Glover, Ben (18 February 2026). "Australian teen Ally Hickman taken for medical treatment after injuring sternum in nasty snowboard slopestyle final crash". Nine.com.au. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ↑ "Matt Graham FIS Profile – Olympic Winter Games results". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
- ↑ "Ally Hickman FIS Profile – Cups". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ "Ally FIS Profile – Podiums". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ "Ally Hickman FIS Profile – 2025 World Cup results". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ "Ally Hickman FIS Profile – 2026 World Cup results". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ "Ally Hickman FIS Profile – World Cup top 3". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 27 February 2026.