"Australian freestyle skier Danielle Scott told her family and friends last month to cancel their plans to watch her compete at the Olympics because she was feeling so low about her form. That meant the aerials veteran's loved ones, husband Clark aside, weren't in Livigno to watch the four-time Olympian achieve a lifelong dream when she finally clinched a medal on Wednesday."
"An emotional Scott described winning silver as the best day of my life, the reward coming after she'd previously been unable to translate her impressive World Cup and world championship form to the Olympics stage, with her best result being a ninth place. To finally have this around my neck, I mean, it's taken four Olympics and it's been an incredible ride of frustration, a lot of highs, a lot of lows,"
Danielle Scott, a four-time Olympic aerials competitor, won silver in the women's aerials final at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Livigno. She had struggled with form after placing 19th and 20th at early January World Cup events and told family and friends to cancel plans to attend because she felt low and needed to focus. Scott described the medal as the best day of her life after previous Olympics yielded a best finish of ninth. She said she had left everything on the hill, overcoming frustration and heartbreak from prior Games to achieve a lifelong dream.
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