She grew up in a small town on New Zealand’s East Coast, and developed a strong affinity for sport and sports journalism at a young age. Ashlee worked as a sports reporter and presenter for TV3 in New Zealand for six years, during which time she was selected for the IOC’s Young Reporters Programme in both Nanjing 2014 and Lillehammer 2016. Whilst with the Olympic Channel, Ashlee has covered the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and the IAAF World Championships in London in 2017.