When she isn’t studying for her master’s degree at the Columbia School of Social Work, Olivia Giaccio ’25CC is cruising down slopes, twisting around bumpy snow mounds, and flying through complex aerial tricks as a mogul skier. In 2022, Giaccio — whose last name derives from the Italian word for “ice” — finished sixth at the Beijing Olympics, and in 2024, she became the first woman to land the highly acrobatic “cork 1080” jump in a World Cup competition, an achievement that earned her a third World Cup win. This winter, the Utah resident has her eyes on the Italian alps, where she is expected to compete for Olympic gold.
