The 16-year-old Australian’s classmates and teachers are some of her biggest fans – and say she remains ‘really chill’
On the towering slopes of Livigno in Italy on Sunday, 16-year-old Australian Ally Hickman was a green and gold blur, securing herself a spot in the Olympic women’s snowboard slopestyle final.
She will compete for a medal in the finals on Tuesday – but thousands of kilometres away at her Sydney high school, the teenager is already a legend.
Around the school, Ally is everywhere: there are massive cardboard cutouts of her face and giant yellow letters spelling out her name.
Commentators sang Ally’s praises as she cleared jumps, glided along rails and spun through the air. But back at St Clare’s college, her classmates and teachers are some of her biggest fans – and say she remains down to earth.
