Sami Kennedy-Sim is an Australian national ski cross athlete who is heading to Copper Mountain in Colorado, USA on November 11 for training prior to the first ski cross World Cup and Olympic qualifying event on December 8. Sami needs to raise $40,000 to cover her training costs in Australia and internationally as she aims to qualify for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Currently ranked 11th in the world, Sami will spend the northern hemisphere ski season training and competing on the World Cup tour in her pursuit of an Olympic podium finish in Sochi.