- Jono Brauer
Jono Brauer (born 26 September 1981 in
Sydney, New South Wales ) is an Australian alpine skier who specialises inslalom andgiant slalom .Brauer grew up in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, and as an 8-year-old had already shown an interest in skiing, winning several competitions. When his mother bought a business in the ski resort town of Thredbo, Brauer followed and based his career there.
Brauer won the Australian Junior Skiing Championships several times, and won his first international competition – the North American Cup – at the age of 20. In 2002/2003, he was the No. 1 ranked skier in Australia.
Brauer represented Australia in the
2006 Winter Olympics inTurin , Italy, although he failed to finish his runs in the slalom and combined alpine events. [ [http://www.abc.net.au/sport/content/200602/s1578549.htm Brauer crashes out in Turin] ,Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 26 February 2006.]References
External links
* [http://www.jonobrauer.com/index.html Jono Brauer official website]
* [http://www.thredbo.com.au/about/faces.asp?face=jono Faces of Thredbo: Jono Brauer]
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