Events to watch this weekend
In what’s been a stellar northern winter season for Australian snowsports, this weekend brings you more big events and more chance for athletes to rock their personal bests.
Aussies underway at Cross Country World Championships
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships has kicked off with eight Australians taking to the snow as the first medals were decided in Lahti, Finland.
Mogul skiers heading for the home straight
Britt Cox and Matt Graham focus on the last two World Cups in China this weekend before the World Championships in Spain in March.
Young guns of freestyle skiing ready for Asian Winter Games
The freestyle mogul skiing events get underway today as part of the Asian Winter Games in Japan, and Australia has four young prospects ready to show their stuff.
Grueling Sapporo program continues for cross country skiers
Australian Casey Wright continued her superb form at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, with a strong performance in the ladies 5km classic cross country yesterday.
Alpine skiers debut at Asian Winter Games
Australia’s Liam Michael and Zanna Farrell have achieved fantastic results in the 2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games finishing in the top 10 in Giant Slalom.
Investment in two 15 year olds pays off
Seven years ago two 15-year-old rookies readied themselves to take on the world’s best on sport’s grandest stage, the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
Young Aussie Alpine skier wins gold in FIS Slalom races
National Alpine Team skier, Rebecca Brown, 19, has won gold in the FIS Slalom Race in Shigakogen, Japan on Monday.
Jakara’s breakthrough could lead to Olympic Games
Moguls athlete Jakara Anthony is chasing an Olympic dream and with less than a year to go to the Pyeongchang Olympic Winter Games the 18-year-old is stepping up at the right time.
Slalom snowboarders wrap up competition in Sapporo
Australia’s snowboard slalom trio have wrapped up their Asian Winter Games campaign with some solid results on the slopes of Sapporo Teine.
Testing conditions prove an extra challenge for Cross Country skiers
Harsh conditions have tested Australia’s three Cross Country skiers during the freestyle events of the 2017 Asian Winter Games.
Wright endures to take third in XC in Asian Winter Games
Casey Wright has given Australia its first cause for celebration at the Sapporo 2017 Asian Winter Games, finishing third in the women’s 1.4 km cross country skiing sprint.Â
Two bronze medals for Aussie Junior SBX
Australian Junior SBX athletes have taken bronze medals in both the men's and women's team events in Klinovec (CZE) over the weekend.
Graham wins bronze in Mogul World Cup
Matt Graham pulls together another impressive performance to take bronze in the Mogul Skiing Program in Japan.
Seeking volunteers: snowsports activities at the 2017 Australian Grand Prix
We are seeking volunteers to help with our Little Shredders activation in the sports zone at the 2017 Australian Formula One Grand Prix in March.
Cox secures sixth gold medal & first mogul skiing World Cup title
Britt Cox has created history, becoming the first Australian female to win a Mogul Skiing World Cup title on the back of her sixth World Cup gold medal and mixed Dual event in Tazawako, Japan this weekend.
Scotty James win halfpipe World Cup series crown
Scotty James has put down “the run of his life†to win gold at the Phoenix PyeongChang Snowboard Halfpipe World Cup and take the overall 2016/17 World Cup series title.
Snowboard slalom athletes open Australia's Asian Winter Games
Slalom athletes Millie Bongiorno, Christian De Oliveira and Nick Masjuk have started Australia’s Asian Winter Games campaign, competing in the Giant Slalom on opening day of competition at Sapporo.