An excited young Beechworthian Liana France is set to compete in the National Interschools Ski Championships at Mount Buller in two weeks’ time.

The Beechworth Secondary College year 10 student qualified for the championships after winning the Multiclass Event at the Snow Australia Victorian Interschools competition (state championships) held at Mount Buller on Wednesday.

The Multiclass Event is one for all competitor age groups both male and female with either physical or intellectual disabilities.

The event took place over a Giant Slalom ski course with the aggregated times of two runs deciding the winner.

Liana won both runs, with an aggregated time of 1:16.72 beating the second-place competitor by more than four seconds.

“It was really amazing to race with such a talented group of athletes,” Liana said.

Her father Rohan France said the events are a good lead up to competition training for the upcoming 2026 Winter Paralympics being held in Milano-Cortina, Italy in March where she is a long-listed athlete.

Among other wins notched up, Liana representing her school won the division two Girls Alpine Multiclass Giant Slalom in the Snow Australia National Schools Championships held in Perisher last year.