7+ mon, 6+ day ago   (529+ words) Three-time Olympian Greta Small has released a heartbroken and lengthy statement after confirming she was one of the two Australian athletes to appeal their non-selection for this month’s Winter Games. The 30-year-old, who recovered from an ACL injury just in…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (356+ words) An eight-year-old Gold Coast girl has been killed in a snowmobile accident while holidaying with her family in Japan. Local media reported Chloe Jeffries died after the vehicle she was riding on with her mother flipped over an embankment during…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (620+ words) The Australian aerials team is counting on the class and experience of four-time Olympian Danielle Scott shining through after heavy snow in the Italian alps forced a rework of the competition schedule. Australia’s female aerial skiers may have to jump…...

7+ mon, 3+ day ago   (507+ words) Cooper Woods has stunned himself as well as the moguls world by coming from nowhere to win gold, claiming Australia’s first medal of the Milan-Cortina Olympics. The 25-year-old had never even won a World Cup event and didn’t advance through…...

7+ mon, 4+ day ago   (408+ words) Snowboard superstar Scotty James has stamped his authority on the men’s Olympic halfpipe competition, the Australian great smashing the qualification round at the Milano-Cortina Games. Declaring the gold medal was his “north star” after winning silver in Beijing and bronze…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (673+ words) Young gun Valentino Guseli has nailed his last jump to clinch a place in the finals of the Olympic snowboard big air event after only being given a start when another athlete withdrew. The 20-year-old went large on his third…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (638+ words) Ryan James Wedding, a Canadian former Olympic snowboarder allegedly behind one of the most violent drug trafficking organisations, was arrested Thursday night in Mexico, FBI Director Kash Patel said. Authorities believe Wedding, 44, is a member of the Sinaloa Cartel and…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago   (567+ words) Snowboard king Scotty James has dazzled to reign supreme at a favourite venue, winning the last World Cup halfpipe event before the Olympics, where he’ll be seeking an elusive gold medal. On a big day for Australia’s Olympic hopes, James…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (359+ words) A former Olympic snowboarder now accused of running one of the world’s most violent drug cartels is facing a fresh slate of charges linked to the murder of a federal witness in the case against him. Before he could testify,…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (670+ words) Training in sweltering temperatures in Australia’s Sunshine State is not where you might expect to find a rising winter sports star. Jermayne Takapautolo, 30, is a radiographer at Logan Hospital, south of Brisbane. He is also preparing to compete for the…...