Tess Coady

Tess Coady (born 2 November 2000) is an Australian snowboarder who competes internationally, along with being a bronze medallist in the slopestyle event at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Tess Coady
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (2000-11-02) 2 November 2000
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportSnowboarding
Event(s)Slopestyle, Big air
Medal record
Women's snowboarding
Representing  Australia
Winter Olympics
Bronze medal – third place2022 BeijingSlopestyle
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 AspenSlopestyle
Bronze medal – third place2023 BakurianiBig air
Winter X Games
Silver medal – second place2023 AspenSlopestyle

Career

Coady participated at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017 in Sierra Nevada, Spain, where she competed in big air and in slopestyle.[1]

She represented Australia at the 2018 Winter Olympics. At 17 years old, Coady was the youngest athlete on Australia's Olympic team in PyeongChang. She was set to make her Olympic debut in the slopestyle event,[1] but tore her ACL while undertaking a practice run in difficult conditions.[2] The qualification heats for the slopestyle event were later cancelled due to strong winds.

Since 2020, Coady has been affiliated with the artistic collective Drain Gang.

On 6 February 2022, she won the bronze medal in the slopestyle event at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[3]

References
  1. "Athletic profile – Tess Coady". pyeongchang2018.com. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. Lisson, Ben. "Winter Olympics: Wind wreaks havoc at slopestyle, Tess Coady blames gusts for injury". ABC News. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  3. "Tess Coady claims Australia's first medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics with bronze in slopestyle snowboarding". ABC News. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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