Jackson Harvey was named to the Australian Olympic freestyle ski team on Thursday. The 23-year-old mogul expert, born in Englewood and raised in Winter Park, will now represent his chosen country in Milano Cortina, Italy from Feb. 6-22.

Having grown up in Winter Park with a mother from Melbourne, Harvey is a dual citizen of Australia and the United States. He is currently currently ranked second for his nation and 10th in World Cup standing for men’s moguls.

He made his World Cup debut in Ruka, Finland in 2022, making the finals right off the start, something he says is a career highlight, according to the Australian Olympic website. The American-born mogul skier, now two seasons back from knee surgery, has produced two top-10 World Cup results in the month before the 2026 Olympics.

From Winter Park to Sydney

Harvey grew up on the slopes and joined the Winter Park Competition Center as a child. His mother, Jodie Harvey, works in reservations at Winter Park Resort, and his father also works in the ski industry.

In 2022, Jackson Harvey relocated to Australia to pursue World Cup goals through the Australian mogul skiing program. He is currently based in Noosa Heads, on the east coast of Australia, and trains with New South Wales Institute of Sport near the Olympic Park in Sydney.

Harvey first gained momentum as a skier for Winter Park Competition Center on the North American circuit. He claimed his first international podium placing third in dual moguls at the Steamboat Nor-Am in 2019 and also placed third at the U.S. Selections in 2021. Back in Australia ahead of his World Cup push, he posted second and fourth at the 2022 Australian Championships at Perisher.  

Jackson debuted on the World Cup in 2022. In his first competition, Jackson qualified for finals at Ruka, Finland and placed 14th. The very next week, he recorded a then-personal best of 11th at Idre Fjäll in Sweden.

He finished his first season on the World Cup ranked 16th in moguls and 23rd overall, and made his senior World Championships debut in Bakuriani, Georgia, placing 28th in moguls and 19th in dual moguls. 

Harvey collected his first FIS-level victory at Perisher during the Australia–New Zealand Cup series in August 2023. However, a knee injury in training before the season opener in late 2023 ended his season and required surgery. 

He returned to the tour in 2024-25, regaining form at the Almaty World Cup in February 2025. At the 2025 World Championships in Engadin, Switzerland in March, he was 28th in moguls and 18th in dual moguls, showing progress in his first season back from injury. 

Harvey raced the 2025 Australia–New Zealand Cup series, ending the circuit ranked fifth overall in both moguls and dual moguls.

“These events, together with his World Cup schedule, have broadened his experience on a variety of courses and snow conditions, another step in his progression from promising debutant to consistent international competitor,” the Australian Olympic team website states.

The road to Milano Cortina

In the two months leading into Milano Cortina 2026, Harvey opened the World Cup season in Ruka at 18th in moguls. At Val Saint-Come, Canada, he qualified at 15th before a final run placed him seventh with a career personal best World Cup finish.

A week later at Waterville Valley, Jackson finished in eighth as the top Australian male, one place ahead of Tabernash local Asher Michel who just missed the cut on the American Olympic team.

Away from the slopes, Harvey is studying for a Bachelor of Environmental Science and Business at Griffith University in Brisbane, the website state.

In 2023, he was selected as a recipient in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship and Mentoring Program and paired with Olympic champion pole vaulter Steve Hooker.

“The pathway that took him from Winter Park to Australia’s high‑performance setup remains his foundation: steady improvement, major-event exposure, and a grounded approach to study, training and life in the mountains,” the website states.