Ally Hickman
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| Born | 2 November 2009 Randwick, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Malabar, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Snowboarding | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Big air, Slopestyle | ||||||||||||||
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Ally Hickman (born 2 November 2009) is an Australian snowboarder.
Career
Hickman 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.[1][2] With the win, she qualified to represent Australia at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics.[3] She finished in eighth place in the slopetyle event, and ninth place in the big air event.[4] She was named the 2024 Snowboard Park & Pipe Junior Athlete of the Year.[5]
During the 2025–26 FIS Snowboard World Cup she earned her first career World Cup podium on 13 December 2025, finishing in third place.[6] At 16 years, one month old, she became the second youngest Australian World Cup medalist, after Indra Brown who won bronze the day before.[7][8] In January 2026, she was selected to represent Australia at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[9]
References
- ^ "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.