Emily Bamford

Emily Bamford (born 11 March 1992) is an Australian alpine skier. She competed for Australia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the alpine skiing events. Bamford spent most of her life in Doreen, Victoria. Growing up on a horse racing farm led her to become a member of Mt. Buller Racing Club at the age of nine. She pursued equestrian racing to the state level. Later, she gave up horse racing to pursue competitive skiing. After competing in the Junior World Championships of 2009 and 2011, she participated in senior ski racing. At 21, she made her first appearance in Alpine Skiing at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games. She placed 50th in the Giant Slalom event.