Alisa Camplin won the Gold Medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. It was the second skiing gold medal ever won by Australia, and the first won by an Australian woman.

Originally training as a gymnast and sailor, Alisa experienced early success winning two Australian National Sailing Titles in the Hobie Cat catamaran class. Inspired by the success of skier Kirsty Marshall, Alisa then turned to skiing at the age of 19.  

After a great deal of training, Alisa was involved in a skiing accident shortly before the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics and although she was initially told that it was just bruising, doctors in Salt Lake City found that she had fractured both of her ankles. She was advised not to compete but went against the medical advice. During her event, she landed a spectacular triple twisting double somersault to claim Olympic Gold.  

Alisa was again injured in the lead up to the Turin Winter Olympics in 2006. A serious knee injury in October 2005 led to a second knee reconstruction operation just four months prior to the event. She returned to limited training eleven weeks after the operation and managed to finish with a bronze medal in her event making her the first Australian skier to win medals at consecutive Winter Olympics. Alicia received the great honour as the Australian flag-bearer at the Opening Ceremony.