Katya Crema ( ; born 2 August 1988), often simply known as Kat, is an Australian alpine and ski cross skier from Melbourne. Competing at the 2010 Winter Olympics, she finished fifteenth. Crema has also skied on the Winter X-Games circuit, making her debut in 2010.

Personal Crema was born on 2 August 1988 in Melbourne, Victoria.

She is tall and weighs . Her father was born in Italy but immigrated to Victoria where he went into construction. From 2008, she attended the University of Melbourne, where she studied towards a Bachelor of Environments majoring architecture. She is subsequently completing a Masters of Property.

Skiing Crema has been affiliated with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), the New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) and the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS). She is coached by Matthew Lyons. Her scholarship with the AIS started on 1 July 2008. While at university, she held a High Performance Scholarship for skiing. Her skiing is sponsored by Rip Curl, POC, Komperdell, and Stoekli. Crema is a member of the Mount Buller Race Club. She originally did alpine skiing but switched to ski cross when she was nineteen years old; during the 2007/2008 ski season.

When actively training off the snow, she may do 10 to 12 training sessions a week. When training on the snow, her on snow training sessions may last up to four hours each with up to six sessions a week. She competed in the 2007 World Junior Alpine Championships held in Flachau, Austria. She competed in the 2009 Freestyle World Championships held in Inawashiro, Japan. Crema competed in the 2009 World Junior Alpine Championships held in Fomigal, Spain. In 2009, she trained with skier Jenny Owens. In January 2010, she finished in 10th position at the Lake Placid World Cup.

Crema participated in the 2010 Vancouver Games in the first Olympic women's ski-cross event, where she finished 15th, being one of two Australian women to compete in this event. She made her Winter X-Games debut in 2010. In 2011, she participated in the AUC Snow Sports competition. She competed in the 2011 Freestyle World Championships in Deer Valley, where she finished 17th. In 2011, her best result was first at the Mount Hotham hosted Australian New Zealand Cup. She competed at the 2012 Les Contamines in France where she finished 7th.

She competed for Australia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the ski cross events where she finished 7th.

Performances Race dateCompetitionDisciplinePlaceCountryPositionPointsReference29 August 1999Australian New Zealand Cup Dual moguls Mount Buller Australia17 29 August 1999Australian New Zealand Cup Moguls Mount Buller Australia1812 January 2008World Cup Ski Cross Les Contamines France1813020 January 2008World Cup Ski Cross Kreischberg Austria1418026 January 2008Europa Cup Ski Cross Zweisimmen Switzerland1248.422 February 2008World Cup Ski Cross Sierra Nevada Spain112406 March 2008World Cup Ski Cross Grindelwald Switzerland211006 February 2009World Cup Ski Cross Cypress Mountain CanadaDNS 19 February 2009World Cup Ski Cross Myrkdalen-Voss Norway332424 February 2009World Cup Ski Cross Branas Sweden27452 March 2009World Ski Championships Ski Cross Inawashiro Japan265012 March 2009World Cup Ski Cross Grindelwald Switzerland322614 March 2009World Cup Ski Cross Meiringen-Hasliberg Switzerland4018.522 August 2009Australian New Zealand Cup Ski Cross Mount Hotham Australia68823 August 2009Australian New Zealand Cup Ski Cross Mount HothamAustralia59013 December 2009Europa Cup Ski Cross Geilo Norway149021 December 2009World Cup Ski Cross Innichen/San Candido Italy342222 December 2009World Cup Ski Cross Innichen/San Candido Italy32265 January 2010World Cup Ski Cross St. Johann (Tirol) Austria28409 January 2010World Cup Ski Cross Les Contamines France293613 January 2010World Cup Ski Cross Alpe d Huez France238020 January 2010World Cup Ski Cross Blue Mountain Canada256024 January 2010World Cup Ski Cross Lake Placid United States1026023 February 2010Olympic Winter Games Ski Cross Cypress Mountain Canada151606 March 2010World Cup Ski Cross Branas SwedenDNS 12 March 2010World Cup Ski Cross Grindelwald Switzerland1813014 March 2010World Cup Ski Cross Meiringen-Hasliberg Switzerland256021 August 2010Australian New Zealand Cup Ski Cross Mount Hotham Australia118022 August 2010Australian New Zealand Cup Ski Cross Mount Hotham Australia214411 December 2010Europa Cup Ski Cross Jerzens Austria1112018 December 2010World Cup Ski Cross Innichen/San Candido Italy238019 December 2010World Cup Ski Cross Innichen/San Candido Italy25607 January 2011World Cup Ski Cross St. Johann (Tirol) Austria238012 January 2011World Cup Ski Cross Alpe d Huez France1813016 January 2011World Cup Ski Cross Les Contamines France1714022 January 2011Europa Cup Ski Cross Zweisimmen Switzerland714429 January 2011World Cup Ski Cross Grasgehren Germany132004 February 2011World Ski Championships Ski Cross Deer Valley United States1714011 February 2011World Cup Ski Cross Blue Mountain Canada1320027 February 2011National Championships Ski Cross Mittenwald Germany1186.43 March 2011World Cup Ski Cross Grindelwald Switzerland132006 March 2011World Cup Ski Cross Meiringen-Hasliberg Switzerland1714013 March 2011World Cup Ski Cross Branas Sweden1418019 March 2011World Cup Ski Cross Myrkdalen-Voss Norway1516021 August 2011Australian New Zealand Cup Ski Cross Mount Hotham Australia126022 August 2011Australian New Zealand Cup Ski Cross Mount Hotham Australia219226 August 2011Australian New Zealand Cup Ski Cross Cardrona New Zealand223217 December 2011World Cup Ski Cross Innichen/San Candido Italy284018 December 2011World Cup Ski Cross Innichen/San Candido Italy22907 January 2012World Cup Ski Cross St. Johann (Tirol) Austria1813011 January 2012World Cup Ski Cross Alpe d Huez France229015 January 2012World Cup Ski Cross Les Contamines France73603 February 2012World Cup Ski Cross Blue Mountain Canada1124025 February 2012World Cup Ski Cross Bischofswiesen/Goetschen Germany1813026 February 2012World Cup Ski Cross Bischofswiesen/Goetschen Germany102603 March 2012World Cup Ski Cross Branas Sweden1516010 March 2012World Cup Ski Cross Grindelwald Switzerland1516018 August 2012Australian New Zealand Cup Ski Cross Mount Hotham Australia223219 August 2012Australian New Zealand Cup Ski Cross Mount Hotham Australia1290

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