Milano Cortina 2026: the latest news, results, training and tips from Australia’s top Olympians
How training less helped Cam McEvoy reach his peak after 30
JUST FIVE YEARS AGO, Cam McEvoy crashed out of the Tokyo Olympics in the heat stages, finishing 29th overall in the 50-metre freestyle, and 24th in the 100-metre freestyle. Then 27 years old, McEvoy was already on the older side for a sprint swimmer, and it looked a...
How 6 Australian winter Olympians train to go for gold
EVERY WINTER OLYMPIAN works hard to reach the pinnacle of their sport, but we’d argue Australian Olympians work harder than most. That’s because, well, there just isn’t much snow here. That leaves them with two options: spend most of the year chasing snow in a...
Why Scotty James is ready for the biggest moment of his career
SCOTTY JAMES IS looking as relaxed as ever as he gets up from a table to greet me in a meeting room at Red Bull’s HQ, in Sydney’s Alexandria. It’s July and James has spent a week completing media commitments that have ramped up ahead of the Milan-Cortina Winter...
14 Aussie athletes to keep an eye on at the 2026 Winter Olympics
AUSTRALIAN ATHLETES came away from the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing with four total medals, the nation's best ever winter campaign. Now, the team is set to better that mark once again at Milano Cortina 2026. Australia's 53-strong team is the second largest we've...
We got a behind the scenes look at the Olympic training centre in Milan
EVEN THOUGH OLYMPIC competition is already under way in Italy, athletes still need to stay sharp. That's why the various locales being used for the Milano-Cortina Games (Milan, Cortina, Livigno, and Predazzo) have been outfitted with a top-of-the-line training center...
Olympian Campbell Harrison on the unceasing rise of sport climbing
Campbell Harrison pulled out of qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympics, now he’s made his debut in Paris and much like his burgeoning sport, he’s rising to the top
Who are Australia’s best remaining gold medal hopes?
With swimming events having concluded, gold medals will be harder to come by, but there should still be a few more on the way
Every Olympic event you won’t want to miss this week, Aug 5-9
With swimming events wrapping up, the tide of Australian medals may have been stemmed, but there's still plenty more to come
Every Olympic event you won’t want to miss this weekend, August 2-4
With the first week of the Paris 2024 Olympics drawing to a close, there's plenty of action still to come. With swimming wrapping up and athletics only beginning, these are the most exciting events you'll want to prioritise
The greatest Australian Olympians of all time, ranked
Kyle Chalmers, Jess Fox and Emma McKeon are writing themselves into the history books at the Paris Olympics, but how do they stack up compared to the all-time greats?
Usain Bolt on world records, mindset and an unparalleled legacy
The greatest sprinter of all time wishes Noah Lyles and co. well, but he’s in no hurry for his records to be bettered
How Kyle Chalmers eats and trains to stay in Olympic shape
It takes more than natural talent to become an Olympic, world and Commonwealth champion. For Kyle Chalmers, it took a supremely arduous fitness regimen, a strict diet and an openminded approach, meaning he's willing to try anything, so long as it'll help him improve
How Olympic champion BMX rider Logan Martin gets in the zone
The first-ever men's Olympic champion in BMX Freestyle explains how he deals with the heat when the pressure's really on
Jack Robinson on Olympic dreams, the power of meditation and dad strength
After advancing past the opening three rounds of competition, top-ranked Australian surfer Jack Robinson is closing in on an Olympic gold medal, and if his journey to this point is any indication, he won’t let anything stop him from getting it
Every Olympic event you won’t want to miss this week, July 29-August 2
The Australian flow of medals at the Olympics is showing no signs of letting up. To avoid missing out on the action, these are the events you’ll want to prioritise
Every Olympic event you won’t want to miss this weekend, July 27-28
With some preliminary events having already got underway and the opening ceremony right around the corner, if you’re tuning into the Olympics this weekend, these events will give you the best value for your time