Historical information

Esther Bottomley was born on 8th February 1983 in Terang, Victoria but moved to Mount Beauty and became affiliated with the Birkebeiner Nordic Ski Club. She was the first female Australian athlete to compete at three WInter Olympic Games in Cross Country. She competed at Torino in 2006, Vancouver in 2010 and Sochi in 2014. Esther has also competed in events in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in the sprint event in 2003 and 2005. Her best World Cup finish was 18th in a team sprint event at Canada in 2009.
Esher was also the winner of the Women's Kangaroo Hoppet in 2010 and 2011.

Significance

This image is significant because it depicts an Australian Winter olympian and dual Kangaroo Hoppet winner.

Physical description

A coloured image of Esther Bottomley competing in the Kangaroo Hoppet 2010.