Additional Information
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| Olympic Winter Games |
| 7 | Ski Cross | 2010 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | |
| FIS World Championships |
| 17 | Ski Cross | 2013 | Voss, NOR | |
| 17 | Ski Cross | 2011 | Deer Valley, UT, USA | |
| FIS World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
| Season | ALL | SX |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 272 | 55 |
| 2012/2013 | 84 | 19 |
| 2010/2011 | 40 | 12 |
| Best performance per season in FIS World Cup events from 2010/2011 |
| Season | SX |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 1 x 30th |
| 2012/2013 | 1 x 7th |
| 2011/2012 | 1 x 47th |
| 2010/2011 | 1 x 1st |
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
|---|
| Ten best FIS World Cup performances in current season |
| 30 | Ski Cross | 2013/2014 | Val Thorens, FRA | |
| 44 | Ski Cross | 2013/2014 | San Candido, ITA | |
| 44 | Ski Cross | 2013/2014 | Nakiska, AB, CAN | |
| Ski Cross | 2013/2014 | San Candido, ITA | DNS |
LegendALL-Overall, AE-Aerials, MO-Moguls, SX-Ski Cross, HP-Halfpipe, SS-Slopestyle, BA-Big Air, DNS-Did not start, DNF-Did not finish, DSQ-Disqualified, RNS-Received no score
- Nickname: Scotty (owia.org, 01 Apr 2013)
- Occupation: Athlete
- Languages Spoken: English
- Sporting Relatives: His younger brother Luke has competed in freestyle skiing. (fusionparks.com.au, 10 Aug 2009)
- Injuries: In December 2013 he damaged four vertebrae in his lower back following a training accident in San Candido, Italy. The injury put his participation at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi in doubt, but he was selected for the squad on the condition that he passed a medical prior to competing. (scottkneller.com, 25 Jan 2014; olympics.com.au, 09 Jan 2014)
He had a back problem during the middle of 2013, which troubled him over a period of a few months. (scottkneller.com, 04 Sep 2013)
He broke his collarbone and suffered a brain contusion six weeks before the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. He recovered in time to finish seventh at the event. (Facebook page, 09 Jun 2013)
- Hobbies: Surfing. (owia.org, 01 Apr 2013)
- Education: Civil Engineering, Commerce - University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, AUS
- Coach: John Marsden [strength and conditioning]; Matt Lyons [national] (olympics.com.au, 02 Jul 2013; owia.org, 17 Jan 2013)
- Other Sports: He used to compete in the slalom and giant slalom before making the switch to ski cross. (SMH, 12 Feb 2009)
- Previous Olympics: Vancouver 2010
Additional Information
Start of sporting careerHe first tried the sport at age three in Jindabyne, NSW, Australia. He pursued alpine skiing for nine years before switching to ski cross. (Facebook page, 09 Jun 2013)
Reason for taking up this sportHe was obsessed with being on the snow from the first time he tried skiing. (Facebook page, 09 Jun 2013)
AmbitionsTo win a gold medal at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (olympics.com.au, 22 Jul 2013)
TrainingDuring the season he spends roughly four hours per day on the snow and a few hours each afternoon in the gym. (thredbo.com.au, 18 Jul 2013)
Most memorable sporting achievementWinning the 2010 World Cup event in San Candido, Italy, and finishing seventh at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (olympics.com.au, 22 Jul 2013)
HeroUS skier Daron Rahlves. (olympics.com.au, 22 Jul 2013)
Sporting philosophy / motto"Refuse to lose." (olympics.com.au, 22 Jul 2013)
GeneralNATIONAL FIRST
He was the first male to represent Australia in Olympic ski cross when he was the country's sole competitor in the discipline at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (olympics.com.au, 22 Jul 2013)
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