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Alice in wonderland: more glory for Sydney-born ski ace

Alice in wonderland: more glory for Sydney-born ski ace

Alice Robinson, the Sydney-born racer who's becoming a global ski star in New Zealand, has won another World Cup race in Switzerland.

Aussie snowboarders soar to make World Cup podium

Aussie snowboarders soar to make World Cup podium

Aussie snowboarders soar to make World Cup podium

Aussie snowboarders soar to make World Cup podium

Olympic hopes Adam Lambert, Josie Baff and teenager Ally Hickman have claimed World Cup bronze medals in Italy and the US.

Walker sliding downhill fast on track for Olympic gold

Walker sliding downhill fast on track for Olympic gold

Walker sliding downhill fast on track for Olympic gold

Walker sliding downhill fast on track for Olympic gold

Slider Bree Walker has won another World Cup monobob race in Norway in an ideal boost for the Australian hope's Olympic preparations.

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Aussie teenager creates history in World Cup debut

Aussie teenager creates history in World Cup debut

Indra Brown is edging closer to Olympic qualification after the 15-year-old claimed a podium finish in the freeski halfpipe at Secret Garden.

Distance no worry for Australia's winter Olympians

Distance no worry for Australia's winter Olympians

Spread out across Italy's Alps and cities, Australia's Olympic chef de mission Alisa Camplin-Warner says a new-look opening ceremony is logical and necessary.

Game changer: AOC rolls out $50-million athlete funding

Game changer: AOC rolls out $50-million athlete funding

Sporting mums and retiring athletes are key targets of a $50 million Australian Olympic Committee funding package lauded by cycling great Anna Meares.

Double World Cup glory for Aussie duo on Finland slopes

Double World Cup glory for Aussie duo on Finland slopes

Winter Olympians Matt Graham and Jakara Anthony have won gold at the latest stop on the World Cup circuit, warming up nicely for next year's Games in Italy.

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Aussie athletes start build towards Winter Olympics

Aussie athletes start build towards Winter Olympics

Aussie athletes start build towards Winter Olympics

Aussie athletes start build towards Winter Olympics

Icy conditions in Finland proved tough going for some of Australia's Winter Olympic medal prospects, including defending moguls champion Jakara Anthony.

Aussies targeting more Winter gold at 2026 Olympics

Aussies targeting more Winter gold at 2026 Olympics

Aussies targeting more Winter gold at 2026 Olympics

Aussies targeting more Winter gold at 2026 Olympics

Curling, bobsledding and figure skating are some of the sports in which Australia hope to claim its first ever medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Sister act fuels rising Aussie skier's Olympic tilt

Sister act fuels rising Aussie skier's Olympic tilt

Sister act fuels rising Aussie skier's Olympic tilt

Sister act fuels rising Aussie skier's Olympic tilt

Buoyed by her maiden World Cup gold medal, Charlotte Wilson is out to make her Winter Olympics debut with her younger snowboarding sister Abbey.

Anthony set for historic crack at Olympic title defence

Anthony set for historic crack at Olympic title defence

Anthony set for historic crack at Olympic title defence

Anthony set for historic crack at Olympic title defence

Jakara Anthony has spoken of overcoming fears in her return from injury and the great leaps of her rivals ahead of a historic bid to defend her Olympic title.

Aerial skiing aces share female athlete of year award

Aerial skiing aces share female athlete of year award

Aerial skiing aces share female athlete of year award

Aerial skiing aces share female athlete of year award

Aerial skiing stars Laura Peel and Danielle Scott are joint winners of Snow Australia's female athlete of the year award. Scotty James took the men's gong.

Australia's winter athletes try Olympics on for size

Australia's winter athletes try Olympics on for size

Australia's winter athletes try Olympics on for size

Australia's winter athletes try Olympics on for size

Australia's aspiring Winter Olympians have had a team orientation ahead of the Games in Milan-Cortina in Italy next year, where a new medal record is expected.

Snowboard king Scotty James wins fourth world gold

Snowboard king Scotty James wins fourth world gold

Snowboard king Scotty James wins fourth world gold

Snowboard king Scotty James wins fourth world gold

Scotty James has won Australia's first gold of the FIS snowboard, freestyle and freeski world championships with another dazzling snowboard halfpipe triumph.

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Aussie snowboard cross racers grab World Cup silvers

Adam Lambert won individual silver and helped Josie Baff grab another in the team event at the World Cup snowboard cross meet in Austria.

Aussie skier Graham crashes then becomes record breaker

Matt Graham has become Australia's most decorated freestyle skier ever at the world championships, winning a fifth medal in St Moritz.

Maiden World Cup slopestyle medal for Aussie Harrigan

Freestyle skier Abi Harrigan has won her first World Cup medal for Australia, taking silver in the slopestyle at the French winter resort of Tignes.

Peel soars to World Cup aerials crown at Olympic venue

Australian Laura Peel has won her third crystal globe as the World Cup aerials champion for the season, while Danielle Scott took the overall bronze in Livigno.

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Broken back: Olympic snowboarder evacuated to Greece

Olympian Belle Brockhoff has been rushed to Greece for surgery after suffering a serious back injury in a crash at a World Cup event in Georgia.

Aussie monobob ace Walker wins World Cup finale

Bobsleigh ace Bree Walker has won her second-straight World Cup monobob gold in a week at Lillehammer to finish as runner-up in the overall season's standings.

Aussie sledder Walker slides to second World Cup gold

Bree Walker has won the second World Cup race of her monobob career - but the Australian had to share her big day after a thrilling dead heat in Lillehammer.

Broken collarbone won't ruin Jakara's bid for more gold

Olympic champion mogul skier Jakara Anthony hasn't skied since snapping her collarbone last year, but says she'll be ready to defend her title in Italy in 2026.

Snowboard cross ace Baff rocketed by 'fire in belly'

Snowboard cross star Josie Baff has taken a silver medal for Australia to end her World Cup weekend in China.

Bree Walker slides to silver in World Cup monobob

Bree Walker has moved into second place in the overall World Cup monobob standings after a silver-medal display on the iconic St Moritz ice chute.

Aussie sledder Walker thunders to World Cup bronze

Bree Walker has maintained her third place in the World Cup monobob standings, earning another bronze medal in the first race of the year in Germany.

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