AOC backs snubbed female bobsleigh team
A young bobsleigh team denied Winter Olympics selection despite meeting international selection criteria has the backing of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC).
Sliding Sports Australia...
Five more Aussies added to the Winter Olympic Team for PyeongChang
Australia's Olympic Team for PyeongChang 2018 has been finalised after the reallocation of quota spots allowed five more athletes to gain selection for next...
Australia Beijing snowsports athlete: Phillip Bellingham
Name
Phillip Bellingham
Age
Born 24/2/1991, aged 31 in 2022.
Hometown
Mt Beauty, Victoria
Discipline
Cross Country Skiing
Olympics
2014
2018
2022
Personal bests
Dual Olympian and has competed in 5x World Championships.
Follow Phillip
Instagram: @philpotbell
These are the 45 athletes that will compete for Australia in...
The Australian Olympic Team for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games has been unveiled with more than 40 of the nation’s finest athletes set...
Australia Beijing snowsports athlete: Gabi Ash
Name
Gabi Ash
Age
Born 4/11/1998, aged 23 in 2022.
Hometown
Melbourne, Victoria
Discipline
Aerial Skiing
Olympics
2022
Personal bests
Placed 6th at 2021 World Cup in Ruka, Finland, and 15th at the 2021 World...
Australia Beijing snowsports athlete: Madison Hoffman
Name
Madison Hoffman
Age
Born 26/7/2000, aged 21 in 2022.
Hometown
Sydney, NSW
Discipline
Alpine Skiing (Giant Slalom and Slalom)
Olympics
2022
Personal bests
14th place finish in Giant Slalom at Bansko, Bulgaria in 2021...
Australia Beijing snowsports athlete: Louis Muhlen-Schulte
Name
Louis Muhlen-Schulte
Age
Born 12/3/1998, aged 23 in 2022.
Hometown
Melbourne, Victoria
Home mountain
Hotham, Victoria.
Discipline
Alpine Skiing (Slalom, Giant Slalom, Downhill, Alpine Combined)
Olympics
2022
Personal bests
Seven podium finishes and 18 top 10...
Australia Beijing snowsports athlete: Katie Parker
Name
Katie Parker
Age
Born 28/4/1998, aged 23 in 2022.
Hometown
Melbourne, Victoria.
Home mountain
Mt Buller, Victoria.
Discipline
Alpine Skiing (Slalom, Giant Slalom)
Olympics
2022
Personal bests
Two top-10 finishes (5th giant slalom and 9th slalom)...
Insider Guide to PyeongChang and Phoenix Snow Park with Alex Parsons
Alex Parsons is a SnowsBest Contributor and Thredbo ski instructor and is working the season at Phoenix Snow Park in Bokwang PyeongChang. She's working...
Everything you need to know about the 23rd Winter Olympics
Robert Upe gives SnowsBest the lowdown on the when, the where, the what of all the competition in PyeongChang this February.
WHEN
Officially Friday, February 9,...
Australia Beijing snowsports athlete: Abi Harrigan
Name
Abi Harrigan
Age
Born 6/5/2002, aged 20 in 2022.
Hometown
Jindabyne, NSW
Home mountain
Perisher and Thredbo, NSW
Discipline
Freestyle Skiing (Slopestyle, Big Air, Halfpipe)
Olympics
2022
Personal bests
15th at Mammoth Mountain, USA World Cup,...
Two days two medals for Lydia Lassila and Laura Peel
Four-time Olympian Lydia Lassila has claimed silver and team mate Laura Peel has taken bronze at the second Aerial Skiing World Cup in Lake...
Lydia Lassila chats candidly on camera with SnowsBest before PyeongChang
There is a part of me that's always been a little intimidated by Olympian and aerial skier Lydia Lassila. Not because she throws herself...
Australia Beijing snowsports athlete: Nick Timmings
Name
Nick Timmings
Age
Born 29/12/1990, aged 32 in 2022.
Hometown
Perth, Western Australia
Discipline
Skeleton
Olympics
2022
Personal bests
Overall men's skeleton champion for the IBSF's (International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation) North American Cup...
Australia Beijing snowsports athlete: Alexander Ferlazzo
Name
Alexander Ferlazzo
Age
Born 3/4/1995, aged 27 in 2022.
Hometown
Townsville, Queensland
Discipline
Luge
Olympics
2014
2018
2022
Personal bests
Gold at the 2014 Junior World Championships in Canada. This was Australia's first Luge medal at...
North Korea to send twenty two athletes to PyeongChang
North Korea will send 22 athletes to the Winter Games in the neighbouring South next month and both Korean teams will march together in...
