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...
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...
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...
ALEX FERLAZZO’S hometown of Townsville is better known for humidity and cyclones than ice tracks and winter sports. There hasn’t been snow there since the last ice age and there’s certainly no luge track. There isn’t even an Olympic-standard luge track anywhere in the...
WHILE THE MAJORITY of sports held at the Summer Olympics might look and feel familiar to the average athletic spectator—say, track, basketball, and swimming—the Winter Games, on the other hand, tend to have a bit of a wildcard feel. That’s because their sports are...
From all-core and no arms to ski jumping into pools because there’s no snow, Australian Olympians have some of the most unusual (but effective) training routines
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Alex Ferlazzo grew up in Townsville, a place with no snow. And he lives in Australia, a country with no Olympic-level luge tracks. Nevertheless, in a story of true determination, he’s heading to his fourth Olympics as a luger
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With obstacle racing set to join the Olympic program as part of the modern pentathlon at Los Angeles 2028, we speak to YOHKA athlete Jesse Turner to discover what it takes to master the sport
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
With his world championship victory in 2023, Kyle Chalmers finally accomplished swimming’s coveted triple crown. That is, winning a gold medal at the Olympics, Commonwealth Games, and world championships, all in individual events. Now he has a chance at a third Olympic medal at what could be his final Games. Chalmers’ journey to this point has been taxing to say the least, but he’ll be damned if he finishes it without another push
If you grew up watching the Step Up franchise and practicing chaotic dance moves in your living room, get hyped. Breakdancing is officially becoming an Olympic sport for the 2024 Paris Games.
After years of frustration, an embattled 1500m runner makes
a breathtaking surge on the back straight in a semi-final at the
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