Discipline: Freestyle Aerials
Olympic Participation: Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014, PyeongChang 2018
Achievements: Silver Winter Olympics Sochi 2014, Bronze World Championships Sierra Nevada 2017, Gold Bukovel Aerial World Cup 2013
Medal awarded in: 2021

Triple Olympian, David Morris made history at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games when he became Australia’s first male to win an Olympic Aerials medal performing a quad twisting somersault. 

Morris started out as a gymnast at 4 years of age. His talent for acrobatics and his potential to become an aerial skier was originally discovered while working as a gymnastics coach at Nunawading Gymnastics and Sports Club by Kirstie Marshall. 

Since Australia did not have a program for male aerial skiers, Marshall volunteered to coach him on weekends in the basics of aerial skiing and when she was expecting her second child, she enlisted the help of former Australian male aerial skier Jonathan Sweet, as a personal coach until Morris was ready for private training overseas.

He competed in his first international competition in 2007. His first World Cup start in 2009 and went on to compete in 44 World cups throughout his career. He made his Olympic debut in Vancouver 2010, where he finished 13th.

He became the first Australian male to win a World Cup Gold Medal, when he did so in 2013 in Bukovel, Ukraine. His win was one of 5 World Cup podium medals of his career. 

With his historic Silver Medal at Sochi 2014, Morris was elected to be the flag bearer for the Australian team at closing ceremony, having achieved one of Australia’s best result at the Games. 

After taking a year off after Sochi, Morris decided to go for his third Games at PyeongChang 2018. He spent the Australian winters water jump training three flips and five twists, hoping to have a complex routine ready for 2018.

After a disappointing start to the 2016/17 World Cup circuit, Morris finished the season on a high, claiming his first podium finish of the year at the 2017 World Championships in Sierra Nevada, where he claimed the bronze medal. 

At the 2018 Games, Morris finished 10th in the first final performing a back full- double full-full, narrowly missing out on progressing to the second final.

He is currently an Apprentice Coach with the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia working with the Australia Aerials Team where he will be attending the Beijing Olympics as a coach, instead of an athlete.