Josie Baff

Josie Baff
Baff in 2020
Personal information
Full nameJosephine Louise Baff
Born (2003-01-25) 25 January 2003
Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportSnowboarding
Event
Snowboard cross
Turned pro2021
World Cup career
Seasons6 (2020–2026)
Indiv. starts40
Indiv. podiums16
Indiv. wins2
Team starts4
Team podiums2
Team wins1
Medal record
Women's snowboarding
Representing  Australia
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Snowboard cross 2 5 7
Team snowboard cross 1 1 0
Total 3 6 7
International snowboard competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championships 0 1 0
Total 1 1 0
Olympic Games
2026 Milano Cortina Snowboard cross
World Championships
2023 Bakuriani Snowboard cross
Youth Olympic Games
2020 Lausanne Snowboard cross
Updated on 20 February 2026

Josephine Louise Baff (born 25 January 2003 in Cooma, New South Wales) is an Australian Olympic champion snowboarder who specialises in snowboard cross.[1] She represented Australia at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics, winning the women's snowboard cross in 2026.[2][3][4]

She also competed in and won the gold medal at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics,[5][6] made her professional debut at the 2021–22 FIS Snowboard World Cup, and won the silver medal at the 2023 Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships.

Early career

Baff began skiing at age two and learnt how to ski at five years old. Her father was a ski instructor and ran snowboard camps of which Baff attended, as the family would do back-to-back seasons between Australia and Europe/America.[7]

Baff earned podium finishes in the 2019 Canadian Junior nationals (first), 2019 Australian New Zealand Cup (second) and 2019 NorAm (third). She then attended the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland and claimed the gold medal in the snowboard cross event. This was the first gold medal by an Australian at the Youth Olympic Winter Games.[7]

She received a scholarship in 2020 into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship and Mentoring Program, being paired with champion swimmer Susie O'Neill.[7]

Career

World Cup debut

Baff began her professional career in the 2020–21 FIS Snowboard World Cup competing in fourth round at Bakuriani, Georgia in her only appearance of the season. She finished 15th to earn her first World Cup points.[8]

Baff began the 2021–22 FIS Snowboard World Cup in the second round at Montafon, Austria finishing ninth. She recorded a second top ten finish in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, with another ninth place in the fourth round. She then finished the season with a seventh place finish in Veysonnaz, Switzerland. In total, Baff competed in 6 of the 8 events of the World Cup season.[9]

2022 Olympic Winter Games

Following this breakout season in the World Cup, Baff qualified for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. She came 18th in her individual event and 13th in the mixed team event, partnering Adam Lambert.[10]

Results

Olympic Winter Games

As of 16 February 2026[11]
 Year   Age   Individual snowboard cross   Mixed team snowboard cross 
2022 Beijing 19 18 13
2026 Milano Cortina 23 1 4

World Championships

As of 16 February 2026[12]
 Year   Age   Individual snowboard cross   Mixed team snowboard cross 
2023 Bakuriani 20 2 9
2025 Engadin 22 7 6

World Cup results by season

The table below shows Baff's result per World Cup season in individual snowboard cross events. It does not include results in any team events competed in during World Cup events.

As of 16 February 2026[13][14]
Season Events
started 		Best
finish 		Wins Podiums Points Rank
2020–21[8] 1/6 15 0 0 16.00 35
2021–22[10] 6/8 7 0 0 133.00 16
2022–23[15] 9/9 1 2 4 493.00
2023–24[16] 12/12 2 0 5 608.00 4
2024–25[17] 9/10 2 0 3 458.00 4
2025–26[18] 3/3 2 0 2 185.00 2

World Cup victories

The table below shows all World Cup victories across individual and team World Cup events.

As of 16 February 2026[19]
No. Date Location Discipline
1 4 December 2022 Les Deux Alpes, France Women's Individual
2 26 March 2023 Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada Women's Individual
3 2 March 2025 Erzurum, Turkey Team

References

  1. ^ "Josie Baff". Olympic Winter Institute of Australia. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Josie Baff claims historic gold in Milan-Cortina". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Josie BAFF". Beijing 2022 Olympics. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Winter Olympics Bio - Josie Baff". ESPN.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Groundbreaking teenager Baff has Beijing glory in her sights following historic YOG gold". Olympics.com.
  6. ^ "Snowboarder Josie Baff wins Youth Olympic gold". NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS). 20 January 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  7. ^ a b c "Jose Baff OWIA Profile". owia.org. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  8. ^ a b "Josie Baff FIS Profile – 2021 World Cup". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  9. ^ "Josie Baff FIS Profile – 2022 World Cup". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  10. ^ a b "Josie Baff FIS Profile – 2022 Olympic Winter Games". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Josie Baff FIS Profile – Olympic Winter Games results". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  12. ^ "Josie Baff FIS Profile – World Championships results". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  13. ^ "Josie Baff FIS Profile – Podiums". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  14. ^ "Josie Baff FIS Profile – Cups". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  15. ^ "Josie Baff FIS Profile – 2023 World Cup". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  16. ^ "Josie Baff FIS Profile – 2024 World Cup". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  17. ^ "Josie Baff FIS Profile – 2025 World Cup". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  18. ^ "Josie Baff FIS Profile – 2026 World Cup". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  19. ^ "Josie Baff FIS Profile – All victories". fis-ski.com. 16 February 2026.
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