Aussie Athletes Shine At Milano Cortina Winter Olympics
Australia is experiencing its most successful Winter Olympics campaign ever, snagging a record breaking number of medals and leaving the world in awe.
Not since the Vancouver Games in 2010 has Australia won so many medals at the Winter Olympics. A country better known for sand and surf than alpine snowfields, Australia has outpaced and outperformed athletes from nations that usually dominate the field.
In the closing days of the 2026 Milano Cortina Games, Australia is placed 13th in the overall medal tally with a total of six medals – three gold, two silver, and one bronze.
We currently lead the world in moguls skiing with three medals between Cooper Woods (gold), Jakara Anthony (gold), and Matt Graham (bronze). Jakara is the first Australian Winter Olympian to win back to back gold medals.
Now with seven medals in total, moguls have surprisingly become Australia’s most successful Winter Olympic sport. Much of that comes back to the elite coaching of Peter McNiel and his assistant Kate Blamey, who have dedicated their careers to elevating our international presence in the sport.
Sydney native Danielle Scott picked up silver in the women’s aerial for freestyle skiing, coming second behind China gold medallist Xu Mengtao. It was the moment a four-time Olympian achieved her dream of winning a medal, securing her place in the annals of Australian sporting history.
In the snowboarding, Scotty James and Josie Baff upset the natural sporting order with phenomenal victories, earning silver in the halfpipe and gold in the snowboard cross, respectively. It was an emotional moment for Josie Baff when she took the podium, brought to tears as she became the first Australian woman to win gold in the Olympic snowboard cross.
Our success at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics comes as a shock to our northern hemisphere counterparts.
Many have expressed their displeasure and outright disbelief about our performance, unimpressed that a country famed for pristine beaches, vast desert, and sun-drenched pastoral plains could produce athletes capable of competing at the highest level of international winter sports.
These claims are made perhaps not realising Australia’s diverse geography incorporates world-class snowfields in alpine regions of New South Wales, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
In countries like Norway, the United States, and Italy – currently leading the medal tally – snow is a fact of life. The majority of Australians live on the coast, making it far more likely they know how to swim or surf than ski or snowboard. Most of us have never even seen snow.
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But you can never underestimate the sporting tenacity of Australian athletes, who are bred with an insatiable desire to win against all odds. It’s a cultural imperative that drives our national identity and makes us one of the fiercest competitors on the world stage.
And given the similarities between snowboarding and equivalent Australian pastimes like surfing and skateboarding, it should come as no surprise that we know how to carve a wicked halfpipe.
As the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games wraps up this weekend with a highly anticipated Closing Ceremony, Australians everywhere will be proudly celebrating the incredible feats and athleticism of our Winter Olympic team.
Congratulations to all the athletes, staff, and support workers on the Australian team for our most successful Winter Olympics campaign ever. You make us all proud.
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