Lydia Lassila
Olympic Gold Medallist Aerial Skier, Entrepreneur
Lydia Lassila is an Olympic Gold Medallist, four-time Winter Olympian, and Australia’s most successful aerial skier. She inspires audiences with her story of resilience, peak performance, and goal-setting, sharing practical strategies to turn vision into reality.
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Lydia Lassila is an Olympic Gold Medallist, four-time Winter Olympian, world record holder, and Australia’s most successful aerial skier of her generation. Over a 14-year career on the International World Cup Circuit, she rose faster than any woman in the sport, overcoming injuries and setbacks to achieve world-class success.
Beyond sport, Lydia is an entrepreneur and businesswoman, founding Body Ice, a compression and ice system inspired by her experiences as an elite athlete. She now shares her story, strategies, and lessons from life as an athlete, mother, and entrepreneur.
As a speaker, Lydia is down-to-earth, engaging, and inspiring, delivering insights on resilience, peak performance, mindset, and goal-setting. Her presentations equip audiences with practical strategies to maximise potential, overcome setbacks, and turn vision into reality.
Honoured with multiple accolades including the Don Award, Australian Institute of Sport Athlete of the Year, Ski and Snowboard Australia Athlete of the Year, and the Order of Australia Medal, Lydia also contributes as a member of the Athlete’s Commission on the Australian Olympic Committee and the International Ski Federation, giving back to the sport that shaped her.
Topics
- Planning to win and the courage to see it through
- Identifying your purpose
- Mind skills for self improvement
- Goal mapping and meeting deadlines
- Overcoming fear and adversity
- Maximising your potential and striving for excellence
- Accepting accountability and defining your limits
- Working as an individual and in a team
- Work/life balance
- Decision making
- Managing risk
