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Olympic Heroes Return as Australia Marks Record Winter Games Haul

Team leaders cite facility investment as the catalyst, urging expanded coaching and pathways before 2030.

Overview

  • Gold medallist Cooper Woods and aerials silver medallist Danielle Scott arrived to a raucous welcome at Sydney International Airport, with Woods calling the reception "pretty wild."
  • Australia finished Milano‑Cortina with three gold, two silver and one bronze to secure 14th on the medal table, the nation’s best Winter Olympics result.
  • Jakara Anthony won women’s dual moguls to become Australia’s first winter athlete with two Olympic golds, alongside golds to Woods in men’s moguls and Josie Baff in snowboard cross.
  • Alisa Camplin credited facilities such as the Geoff Henke Olympic Winter Training Centre and Jindabyne airbags for the surge, calling for more funding, world‑class coaches and deeper pathway programs.
  • Leaders noted both missed chances and future promise, citing Adam Lambert’s fall and Bree Walker’s sliding struggles as well as a youthful squad averaging 25 years with five teenagers.