David Moncrieff (Hughes, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Last night our community got behind our local star Emily Arthur as she represented Australia in the snowboard halfpipe at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. Emily is a Hughes local from Woronora Heights who went to St John Bosco College in Engadine, like me. But, unlike me, she served as the flag bearer for the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, where she won a silver medal.

This is Emily's third Winter Olympic campaign, and she said she wasn't there to play it safe. Emily's second run was delayed after the competition was paused for 10 minutes after a terrifying crash for one of her fellow contenders, from China. The usually joyful and energetic atmosphere was reduced to silence, while Emily had to stay ready for her run. True to her word, Emily went for it, but, unfortunately, her difficult second trick couldn't quite get up. Emily did an amazing job representing us. We are so proud of the heights that she's reached over her three Olympic Games, and we're looking forward to all that she achieves in the years ahead. Deputy Speaker, we send our congratulations to Emily and to all the Australians doing us proud these Olympics. Forza, Team Oz.

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