Aerial skier on track to become first Indigenous winter Olympian

Mikayla George

Mikayla George Source: SBS

With the Rio Summer Olympics just around the corner, the journey of 16 year-old Mikayla George is just beginning as she works towards becoming the first Indigenous Winter Olympian. A former gymnast, the Melbourne schoolgirl has just spent her second Australian winter holiday at the snow, training to become an aerial skier. Dong Xing reports.



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