Alisa Camplin-Warner will become Australia’s first female Winter Olympic Team Chef de Mission with the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) announcing her appointment today for the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games.
There are just 462 days to go until our Aussie snow sports athletes don the green and gold, and dual moguls to make their Olympic discipline debut. Camplin-Warner will be overseeing one of our best medal hopeful teams to date.
Camplin-Warner herself created history as the first Australian woman to win a Winter Olympic Gold medal, at the Salt Lake City Games in 2002. Which she did in aerial skiing.
She was previous Deputy Chef de Mission at the Beijing 2022 Games, Performance Manager at the PyeongChang Winter Games in 2018 and has previously been Chef de Mission for the Australian Team at the Innsbruck 2012 Youth Olympic Games.
Camplin-Warner was elected to the AOC Executive in 2022 where she is Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and is Deputy Chair of the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia (OWIA).
She has also been involved in Winter Olympic broadcasting as a co-host and commentator at Vancouver 2010 and Sochi 2014.
But wait, there’s more.
Camplin-Warner has held numerous leadership roles in sport, including Deputy Chair Australian Sports Commission, Chair of the Australian Sports Foundation and Director of the Collingwood Football Club of which she is now Patron.
“Our athletes have made huge sacrifices and invested so much of their lives to represent their country. I want to honour everything they committed – physically, mentally and emotionally – to give each athlete the best Olympic performance opportunity possible,” says Camplin-Warner of her appointment.
“Ultimately, it’s about creating an environment that allows everyone to deliver their full potential and feel part of a wonderful Australian Team. The Milano-Cortina Games will see a wide spread of venues that will certainly stretch us, but we will be ready for the challenges.”
AOC President Ian Chesterman says the dual Olympian (Salt Lake 2002, Torino 2006) will bring extraordinary experience to the Australian Team in 2026.
“Alisa understands high performance and she understands how to create a positive Team culture. Most importantly she cares deeply about our athletes and the challenges they face to get to an Olympic Games and compete at the highest level,” said Chesterman.
*Feature image credit: 2002 Winter Olympic Games : Salt Lake City, Alisa Camplin (Australia) Was Awarded The Gold Medal In Women’s Freestyle Aerials At The Medal Award Ceremony During The 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Photo By Chris Trotman/Duomo/Corbisjeux Olympiques D’ Hiver, Olympische Spelen, (Photo by Tim De Waele/Getty Images) for AOC
