19-793: Ailsa may refer to: People [ edit ] Ailsa (name) , including a list of people with the name Marquess of Ailsa , title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created in 1831 Places [ edit ] Ailsa Craig , an island in the outer Firth of Clyde, Scotland Ailsa Craig, Ontario , North Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Ailsa Craig (South Orkney Islands) Ailsa Farms , New Jersey, U.S. Other uses [ edit ] Ailsa (car) (1907–1910), car manufactured in Glasgow by Hugh Kennedy & Company Ailsa Bay Distillery ,
38-613: A motivational speaker, and does promotional and charity work. Camplin currently works as a senior executive at IBM managing a team of over 300 people. She has been the face of Wrigley's Extra chewing gum in Australia since shortly after the 2002 Winter Olympics. She is also a judge on the Australian television competition Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice , and runs Alisa Camplin Ski Tours. On 4 November 2009, Alisa Camplin
57-468: A score of 94.99 in her first jump, the fourth best. In the second jump, she received a 96.40, which temporarily placed her second, a silver medal. She was, however, eventually dislodged by China 's Li Nina , finishing third behind Switzerland 's Evelyne Leu , who won the event, and Nina, who took silver. She also benefited from the unexpected fall of China's Xinxin Guo , who had received the highest score in
76-584: A serious knee injury in October 2005, requiring a knee reconstruction . To speed the healing process, she used the relatively uncommon practice of using donor tissue in the knee, and returned to limited training only 11 weeks after the surgery. She finished fourth at a World Cup event in Lake Placid to secure her place in the team. On 22 February, in a night competition that was marked by a thick fog that disturbed competitions to an extent, Camplin registered
95-411: A week before the games. Alisa was so nervous she did not eat dinner the night before the final. Camplin performed a pair of triple-twisting, double backflip jumps to win the event. Her family had been told to stay home by the athlete because she did not want distractions in the crowd, but her mother and younger sister Georgina defied her, watching her from behind a large Australian flag. Camplin's gold
114-588: A whisky distillery, co-located with the Girvan distillery and owned by William Grant & Sons Ailsa Course , a golf course in Scotland, near Ailsa Craig Ailsa (film) , a 1994 Irish film Ailsa Craig Engines , manufacturer of marine and specialist made to order engines from 1891 to 1972 Ailsa Shipbuilding Company , shipbuilding company based in Troon, Scotland Ailsa Stewart , fictional character in
133-2653: Is a feminine given name, and is an alternative form of Alice . Notable people with the name include: Alisa Agafonova (born 1991), Ukrainian ice dancer Ailsa Berk , British actress Ailsa Mellon Bruce (1901–1969), American art collector Alisa Buchinger (born 1992), Australian karateka Alisa Camplin (born 1974), American aerial skier Ailsa Carmichael, Lady Carmichael (born 1969), Scottish advocate and judge Ailsa Chang (born 1976), American journalist Alisa Childers (born 1975), American singer Alisa Drei (born 1978), Finnish figure skater Alisa Durbrow (born 1988), Japanese model, actress and singer Ailsa McGown Clark (1926–2014), British zoologist Ailsa Craig (journalist) (1917–2012), Australian journalist Alisa Efimova (born 1999), Finnish-Russian pair skater Alisa Esage (born 1984), Russian cybersecurity researcher Alisa Freindlich (born 1934), Russian actress Alisa Galliamova (born 1972), Russian chess player Alisa Ganieva (born 1985), Russian author Ailsa Garland (1917–1982), British journalist Alisa Harvey (born 1965), American middle-distance runner Ailsa Hughes (born 1991), Irish rugby player Ailsa Keating , French-British mathematician Alisa Kirilyuk (born 1990), Russian sailor Alisa Kleybanova (born 1989), Russian tennis player Alisa Kwitney (born 1964), American writer Ailsa Land (1927–2021), English professor Ailsa Lister (born 2004), Scottish cricketer Ailsa Magnus (born 1967), Scottish sculptor Ailsa Mainman , British archaeologist and ceramics specialist Alisa Marić (born 1970), Serbian chess player Ailsa Maxwell (1922–2020), British code breaker and historian Ailsa McGilvary , New Zealand bird conservationist and photographer Ailsa McKay (1963–2014), Scottish economist Ailsa O'Connor (1921–1980), Australian artist and sculptor Alisa van Oijen (born 1992), Austrian cyclist Alisa Ozhogina (born 2000), Spanish synchronized swimmer Ailsa Piper (born 1959), Australian actress, director and performer Alisa Vainio (born 1997), Finnish long-distance runner Alisa Valdes (born 1969), American writer Ailsa A. Welch (born 1956), British scientist Alisa Xayalith (born 1986), New Zealand musician Alisa Zhambalova (born 1994), Russian cross-country skier Fictional characters [ edit ] Ailsa Stewart , fictional character from Home and Away Alisa Seleznyova , fictional character from an eponymous children's book series See also [ edit ] Marquess of Ailsa , title in
152-606: Is an ex-gymnast, standing at 157 cm tall. She was educated in Melbourne at the Methodist Ladies' College and has a bachelor's degree in information technology from Swinburne University of Technology . As a teenager, Alisa was an accomplished sailor, winning two Australian National Titles in the Hobie Cat catamaran class. Inspired by the example of three-time Olympian Kirstie Marshall , Camplin approached
171-558: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Alisa Camplin Alisa Peta Camplin , AM (born 10 November 1974) is an Australian former aerial skier who won gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics , the second ever winter Olympic gold medal for Australia. At the 2006 Winter Olympics , Camplin finished third to receive a bronze medal. She is the first Australian skier to win medals at consecutive Winter Olympics, making her one of Australia's best skiers. Camplin
190-503: The Australian soap opera Home and Away Volvo Ailsa B55 , double-decker bus chassis built in Scotland Ailsa Craig , a variety of tomato See also [ edit ] Alisa (disambiguation) Elsa (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ailsa . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
209-599: The Olympic Winter Institute of Australia in 1994 to see the possibilities of becoming an aerial skier. She was new to skiing, and even in Salt Lake she trampled on her victory flowers when she fell over during the trip to the winner's news conference. Before the 2002 Winter Olympics, none of the dozen top 10 results she had made on the World Cup circuit included a victory, and compatriot Jacqui Cooper
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#1732787760501228-462: The Olympics against doctors' advice—she had injured herself after being caught by a headwind in training a few weeks before. At the time, she was told she had bone bruising, it was not until she was examined by doctors in Salt Lake that she discovered both her ankles were fractured. The doctors were amazed that she was walking, let alone planning to jump. Jacqui Cooper injured her knee in practice
247-512: The Peerage of the United Kingdom created in 1831 [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ailsa_(name)&oldid=1256502459 " Categories : Given names Feminine given names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
266-619: The first jump and was expected to secure a place in the Olympic podium—at which time Camplin, who was already third then, would have gone out of the medal zone. She was the Australian flag-bearer at the Opening Ceremony . Camplin announced her retirement from competition in July 2006. She intends to pursue interests in the media and in the ski travel industry. As of 30 July 2006, she is an international executive for IBM , works as
285-405: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ailsa&oldid=1145511050 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ailsa (name) Ailsa
304-531: Was born six weeks prematurely on 10 March 2011. Finnan died 10 days later due to a congenital heart condition. Camplin and Warner have set up the charity Finnan's Gift ( http://finnansgift.com ), organised through the Royal Children's Hospital , to raise money to buy equipment that will detect heart defects in other babies. On 3 October 2013, Camplin gave birth to their second child. On 20 July 2016, Camplin gave birth to their third child. Camplin received
323-499: Was celebrated by Australia Post issuing a 45-cent stamp of her. Her stamp was issued on 22 February, four days after her victory. She received A$ 20,000 for the use of her image. Camplin was delighted, saying "For us to be put in with the summer Olympians who had their stamps and the previous 39 sporting legends who’ve had their stamps is amazing." In her preparations for the Turin Winter Olympics, Camplin incurred
342-778: Was one of 15 international torchbearers taking part in the relay's International media program, aimed at increasing global coverage of the cross-Canada relay. She ran on day 6 of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic torch relay through the town of Dawson City in the Yukon Territory . On 8 December 2009, it was announced that Alisa has joined the Collingwood Football Club board as a replacement for Sally Capp . Camplin married Oliver Warner in December 2010. Their first child, Finnan Maximus Camplin-Warner,
361-412: Was viewed as the favourite for the aerials event. While most athletes use flags to mark the start of their jumps, Alisa used a wooden spoon. The rationale was that early in her career, confusion was caused by both Alisa and Jacqui using Australian flags to mark their starts, but in Australia a wooden spoon is a metaphorical prize for people or teams coming last in their sporting event. Alisa competed at
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