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Latest news: Winter Olympics

Great Scott - Danielle clinches comeback aerials gold

Great Scott - Danielle clinches comeback aerials gold

After almost a three-year absence from the top of the World Cup podium, Australian aerial skier Danielle Scott has won gold ahead of next month's Olympics.

Medal success evades Aussie skiers in duals dash

Medal success evades Aussie skiers in duals dash

Medal success evades Aussie skiers in duals dash

Medal success evades Aussie skiers in duals dash

Jakara Anthony and Matt Graham have been unable to back up their single moguls World Cup medals in the dual event, which will make its Olympic debut next month.

'Oh, am I?': Walker plays down Olympic favourite talk

'Oh, am I?': Walker plays down Olympic favourite talk

'Oh, am I?': Walker plays down Olympic favourite talk

'Oh, am I?': Walker plays down Olympic favourite talk

Bree Walker has roared back to her best, becoming the first Aussie sledder to win at the famed St Moritz track with her third World Cup monobob victory.

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Aussie Winter Olympians grab World Cup medals

Aussie Winter Olympians grab World Cup medals

Jakara Anthony won World Cup gold and Matt Graham silver, with Australia's Olympic medallists also taking over the overall moguls standings.

Olympic medal hopes boosted with aerial World Cup gold

Olympic medal hopes boosted with aerial World Cup gold

After recently struggling for form, Australian star Laura Peel struck gold at the aerial World Cup event in Canada in her best showing of the season.

Aussie medal prospects mount ahead of Winter Olympics

Aussie medal prospects mount ahead of Winter Olympics

January 6 marks one month to go to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, with recent performances by Australians raising hopes of a record medal haul.

Aussie young guns fire with World Cup gold medal double

Aussie young guns fire with World Cup gold medal double

Rookie Indra Brown and established star Valentino Guseli have given Australians more reason to be excited about the upcoming Winter Olympics.

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Olympic sled hope Walker endures poor start to 2026

Olympic sled hope Walker endures poor start to 2026

Olympic sled hope Walker endures poor start to 2026

Olympic sled hope Walker endures poor start to 2026

Australian Winter Olympic hope Bree Walker has endured a poor start to her 2026 warm-up for Milan-Cortina with her worst World Cup race of the season.

Coady fit and firing in time for Italy Winter Olympics

Coady fit and firing in time for Italy Winter Olympics

Coady fit and firing in time for Italy Winter Olympics

Coady fit and firing in time for Italy Winter Olympics

Fully-fit Australian snowboard medallist Tess Coady is looking forward to competing in the Winter Olympics next month in Italy after a torrid run with injury.

Dual purpose: Graham's golden mission in 'hairy' first

Dual purpose: Graham's golden mission in 'hairy' first

Dual purpose: Graham's golden mission in 'hairy' first

Dual purpose: Graham's golden mission in 'hairy' first

Matt Graham knows the ups and downs of moguls better than most and expects that will help him when a "pretty hairy" event makes its Olympic debut next year.

Rugby legend inspiring Australian skier's Olympic hopes

Rugby legend inspiring Australian skier's Olympic hopes

Rugby legend inspiring Australian skier's Olympic hopes

Rugby legend inspiring Australian skier's Olympic hopes

The same three triggers John Eales used to kick the penalty that won the Wallabies a Bledisloe Cup will be repeated on the Italian Olympic ski slopes.

How skater reset Olympic dream after neck was cut open

How skater reset Olympic dream after neck was cut open

How skater reset Olympic dream after neck was cut open

How skater reset Olympic dream after neck was cut open

It hurt to talk or eat after Brendan Corey's neck was sliced open in a horror ice skating crash, now he is on the rink and chasing glory at the 2026 Olympics.

Aussie teen weaves a silver thread for World Cup medal

Aussie teen weaves a silver thread for World Cup medal

Aussie teen weaves a silver thread for World Cup medal

Aussie teen weaves a silver thread for World Cup medal

Indra Brown, aged just 15, has shown her capacity to podium at next year's Winter Olympics with another eye-catching medal on the World Cup circuit.

Walker's winter wonderland: Aussie sleighs 'em again

Walker's winter wonderland: Aussie sleighs 'em again

Walker's winter wonderland: Aussie sleighs 'em again

Walker's winter wonderland: Aussie sleighs 'em again

Aussie Bree Walker will go into Winter Olympic year as the monobob pilot to beat, having ended 2025 with a second consecutive World Cup win in Latvia.

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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

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

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

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.

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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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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