Beijing 2022 Preview: Snowboard
Published Tue 01 Feb 2022
Four years after Scotty James won Australia's first men's snowboard Olympic medal, he will compete at his fourth Games in the hope of doubling his personal Olympic Games medal tally in the halfpipe.
Overview
Australia's snowboard squad at Beijing 2022 features 11 athletes (seven men and four women). The competition will be held between Saturday 5 February to Tuesday 15 February.
When Snowboard made its Olympic debut at Nagano 1998, Australia was represented by Zeke Steggall.
At Torino 2006 Australia greatly increased its snowboard contingent, taking nine athletes. Torah Bright, Holly Crawford, Johanna Shaw and Emily Thomas became Australia's first Olympic female snowboard representatives. Damon Hayler was the best placed male, finishing seventh in snowboard cross.
Vancouver 2010 was Australia's most successful Winter Olympics and Torah won Australia's first snowboard medal – gold in the women's halfpipe.
At Sochi 2014 Torah again secured a medal (silver) for Australia and became the first to compete in three snowboard events at the same Games.
PyeongChang 2018 snowboard cross silver medallist Jarryd Hughes is a renowned big event performer and hungry for another medal at the Olympic level.
Australia's historical medal tally in Snowboard consists of a gold medal, two silver medals and one bronze medal.
Meet the Snowboard Team
|
SNOWBOARD CROSS |
SNOWBOARD HALFPIPE |
SNOWBOARD SLOPESTYLE |
| Belle Brockhoff (3rd Games) | Scotty James (4th Games) | Tess Coady (2nd Games, first time competing after injury ruled her out of competiton in 2018) |
| Cam Bolton (3rd Games) | Emily Arthur (2nd Games) | Matt Cox (Olympic Debut) |
| Jarryd Hughes (2nd Games) | Valentino Guseli (Olympic Debut) | |
| Adam Lambert (2nd Games) | ||
| Josie Baff (Olympic Debut) | ||
| Adam Dickson (Olympic Debut) |
What's the story?
- Scotty James, a three-time world champion and PyeongChang 2018 bronze medallist, will be going for gold in the halfpipe.
- Belle Brockhoff, ranked third in the women's snowboard cross World Cup rankings, has medal aspirations at her third Olympic Games.
- 16-year-old Aussie halfpipe sensation Valentino Guseli will make his Olympic debut.
- Australia is the reigning mixed team snowboard cross world champion and will aim for gold in the event's Olympic debut.
- Emily Arthur returns for her second Olympic Games in the halfpipe, after she finished 11th in the final at PyeongChang 2018.
See the full Snowboard preview on olympics.com.au
Check out the competition formats: Snowboard Cross, Snowboard Cross Team Event, Halfpipe, Slopestyle, Big Air
Find out more about the Snow Australia athletes competing at Beijing 2022 HERE
