Medals up for grabs for Aussie snowboarders
When the trio of Aussie athletes line up for the 2017 Para Snowboarding World Championships in Big White, Canada this week, they will have podium finishes firmly in their sights.
Australia's Best Day Yet as Cox and Graham Secure Calgary World Cup Gold
Two-time Winter Olympian Britteny Cox and 2016 world number 2 Matt Graham beat a strong field at the Canada Olympic Park to finish on top of their respective podiums.
OAM for 2006 Olympic Winter Gold Medalist Dale Begg-Smith
The Australia Day Honours List include Mr Dale Nygel Begg-Smith who has received a Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division for his Services to Sport.
Russ Henshaw makes it back to the podium
A superb Sunday morning of winter sport delivered a World Cup bronze for Slopestyle skier Russ Henshaw in Seiser Alm, Italy.
Scotty James wins X-Games gold in Aspen
Current World Champion and PyeongChang 2018 contender Scotty James has won SuperPipe gold at the first X Games event of the season in Aspen.
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James threw down a spectacular 90-point effort on the first of two runs in the final to beat a star studded-field that included the calibre of halfpipe legend Shaun White and Sochi 2014 Olympic gold medallist Iouri Podladtchikov.
Gourley crowned World Champion
Years of hard work and determination have paid off for Para-Alpine skier Mitch Gourley, with the 25-year-old taking top honours in the Super Combined at the 2017 World Championships in Tarvisio, Italy.
Lambert's Hat Trick of Europa Cup Gold
NSW Institute of Sport SBX rider Adam Lambert has finished with the Gold medal at the Grasgehren Europa Cup SBX Event in Germany. Lambert's victory is the third in what has been a hat trick of victories at the Europa Cup level this season.
Junior Cross Country athletes ready to take on world’s best
Having enjoyed world-class preparation, a team of nine young Australian cross country stars are ready and raring to compete at the 2017 Junior & U23 World Championships in Soldier Hollow, USA.
Australians out for medals and big event experience at Para-Alpine World Championships
The 2017 Para-Alpine Skiing World Championships are set to get underway this Sunday in Tarvisio, Italy, with around 130 of the world’s best skiers from 25 countries expected to compete.
Rich posts improved 20th place performance in Laax
Competing in the second World Cup of the Olympic qualification period, OWIA/NSWIS Snowboard Slopestyle athlete Jessica Rich has recorded an improved 20th place finishing in Laax, Switzerland.
Graham heads Aussie charge in Canada and Cox retains yellow bib
Home snow must have a positive effect after the Canadians swept the Ladies podium and took first in the Mens at the Mogul Skiing World Cup in Val St Come, Canada this morning.
Brockhoff 2nd in the world after Solitude finals
Mogul skier Britt Cox has fulfilled her goal by retaining the coveted ‘yellow bib’ after winning her second World Cup in Mogul Skiing in Lake Placid, USA this morning, making it back-to-back golds having won in Ruka, Finland in December.Â
Scotty snags Half Pipe silver
Nail-biting is the best description for the Laax Open World Cup in Switzerland this weekend when two-time Olympian and current World Champion Scotty James laid down the top score going into the third and final Snowboard Half Pipe run.
Aussies use World Cups to warm up ahead of main event
Over the past two weeks, the Australian Para-Alpine team have had a busy schedule with two World Cups in Austria and Slovenia.
With the Tarvisio World Championships about to get underway, the events were a good warm up for the athletes as they prepare to take on the world.
Aussies go for six at Snowboard Cross World Cup
Six Australians have advanced through to the finals of the Snowboard Cross World Cup in Solitude, USA, led by 2014 Olympian Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin.
Consistency key as James advances to Final
A semi-final masterclass by Scotty James in the Halfpipe World Cup Semi-Final in Laax has secured the Australian a spot in Saturday night's final.
Snowboarders seeking some Solitude
The next stop on the Snowboard Cross World Cup tour is Solitude Mountain Resort, USA - a new venue for the sport in which Australians have been successful in recent years , inspired in many instances by two-time Olympian and World Champion Alex “Chumpy†Pullin, Current World Cup leader Belle Brockhoff and X Games Champ, Jarryd Hughes.
Callum Watson on Career Best Form
Callum’s season began with his first ever sub 50 FIS point race in Goms Switzerland.