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Gout Gout wins his heat of the Qld U20 200m in a legal 20.05 (just a fraction behind his own PB and National Record). Wow Wow.
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And wins his 200m final in a wind assisted 19.98 (+3.6)
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Watched the Sydney Track Classic again last night and did some analysis on the 4x100m men's relay team and finished it off this evening.
Bruce is right to have gotten very excited by the 37.87 run by Kennedy, Azzopardi, Isu and Law, as he said, 37.87 makes an Olympics or World Champs finals, and what he didn't say is that it occasionally wins a medal, especially with DQ's and dropped batons.
Then there have been doping bans with retesting of samples a few years after the event and one of the teams minor runners fails the doping retest, and the medal is taken away and 4th placed team who runs around a 37.87, ends up with a medal and other 2 medal winners move up the podium.
In 2008 Beijing Olympics, Jamaica won in 37.10, the yanks dropped the baton in the heat and didn't qualify for the final. 9 years after the race, Nesta Carter's sample was retested and he failed a doping test and Jamaica was stripped of the gold medal. 2nd placed Trinidad and Tobago ran a 38.06 and were bumped up to the gold medal.
A 37.50 has guaranteed a medal at every Olympics and World Champs since and including Sydney and the last 2 Olympics its the gold medal winning time as the Yanks have stuffed up and not qualified for the final in Tokyo and stuffed up a relay change in Paris and finished 7th but then were DQed.
Can the Aussie boys get down to 37.50?? Time will tell but it will be bloody tough and to deliver it on the big stage.
In the Bahamas last year at the World Athletics Relays, to help qualify the 16 teams for Paris, Despard, Law, Azzopardi and Sultana ran 38.50 in their heat, finished 3rd in a photo finish to 2nd placed Jamaica, so missed qualification for the final, and then the same 4 ran 38.46 and finished 2nd in their repechage heat, 3rd of all repechage teams and qualified for Paris.
In Paris, Kennedy, Despard, Law and Azzopardi ran 38.12 in their heat and finished 6th. They set the new Oz and Oceania record which the 4 runners on Saturday night knocked off.
They missed the finals, despite running faster than top 3 in the other heat, as the top 3 in both heats qualified for the finals and then the next 2 fastest.
Its interesting that Law has been involved in all 4 races given he is a 200m runner, and has run the back straight in Bahamas, the 2nd bend in Paris and the anchor leg Saturday night.
Saw Chris Ius run a great bend in his 200m race in Perth, so I wasn't surprised that he ran in the team on Saturday night.
I reckon 2 or 3 Aussie runners might crack 10 seconds this year, either at nationals or in Europe. If that is the case then that 37.87 could drop by 0.10 to 0.20 seconds.
Its great that Australian Athletics over the last few years has put in a decent coaching and funding effort into the relays and training camps.
Several countries who don't have any star 100m or 400m male or females have great programs for their 4x100 and 4x400 and get minor medals. I'm thinking of Belgium, Japan, and Poland especially in the three 400m relays, but there are others.
If Gout and Browning join the team training sessions, fully commit to them and run their best efforts, who knows what they might achieve at Tokyo World Champs in September.
Here are the times of the best runners this year and their PB's / prior year PB's. I have included windy results in 2025 as the wind doesn't matter come 4x100m relay times. Gout's best legal time was 10.17 the day after he ran 10.04W in December last year. Browning has also run a 10.02 in 2023 and 10.08 in 2022.
I have put Ius's and Law's 200m times as I reckon one of them might sneak in to run the bend even if Gout and Browning join the team during the year.
Bruce is right to have gotten very excited by the 37.87 run by Kennedy, Azzopardi, Isu and Law, as he said, 37.87 makes an Olympics or World Champs finals, and what he didn't say is that it occasionally wins a medal, especially with DQ's and dropped batons.
Then there have been doping bans with retesting of samples a few years after the event and one of the teams minor runners fails the doping retest, and the medal is taken away and 4th placed team who runs around a 37.87, ends up with a medal and other 2 medal winners move up the podium.
In 2008 Beijing Olympics, Jamaica won in 37.10, the yanks dropped the baton in the heat and didn't qualify for the final. 9 years after the race, Nesta Carter's sample was retested and he failed a doping test and Jamaica was stripped of the gold medal. 2nd placed Trinidad and Tobago ran a 38.06 and were bumped up to the gold medal.
A 37.50 has guaranteed a medal at every Olympics and World Champs since and including Sydney and the last 2 Olympics its the gold medal winning time as the Yanks have stuffed up and not qualified for the final in Tokyo and stuffed up a relay change in Paris and finished 7th but then were DQed.
Can the Aussie boys get down to 37.50?? Time will tell but it will be bloody tough and to deliver it on the big stage.
In the Bahamas last year at the World Athletics Relays, to help qualify the 16 teams for Paris, Despard, Law, Azzopardi and Sultana ran 38.50 in their heat, finished 3rd in a photo finish to 2nd placed Jamaica, so missed qualification for the final, and then the same 4 ran 38.46 and finished 2nd in their repechage heat, 3rd of all repechage teams and qualified for Paris.
In Paris, Kennedy, Despard, Law and Azzopardi ran 38.12 in their heat and finished 6th. They set the new Oz and Oceania record which the 4 runners on Saturday night knocked off.
They missed the finals, despite running faster than top 3 in the other heat, as the top 3 in both heats qualified for the finals and then the next 2 fastest.
Its interesting that Law has been involved in all 4 races given he is a 200m runner, and has run the back straight in Bahamas, the 2nd bend in Paris and the anchor leg Saturday night.
Saw Chris Ius run a great bend in his 200m race in Perth, so I wasn't surprised that he ran in the team on Saturday night.
I reckon 2 or 3 Aussie runners might crack 10 seconds this year, either at nationals or in Europe. If that is the case then that 37.87 could drop by 0.10 to 0.20 seconds.
Its great that Australian Athletics over the last few years has put in a decent coaching and funding effort into the relays and training camps.
Several countries who don't have any star 100m or 400m male or females have great programs for their 4x100 and 4x400 and get minor medals. I'm thinking of Belgium, Japan, and Poland especially in the three 400m relays, but there are others.
If Gout and Browning join the team training sessions, fully commit to them and run their best efforts, who knows what they might achieve at Tokyo World Champs in September.
Here are the times of the best runners this year and their PB's / prior year PB's. I have included windy results in 2025 as the wind doesn't matter come 4x100m relay times. Gout's best legal time was 10.17 the day after he ran 10.04W in December last year. Browning has also run a 10.02 in 2023 and 10.08 in 2022.
I have put Ius's and Law's 200m times as I reckon one of them might sneak in to run the bend even if Gout and Browning join the team during the year.
| Runner | Age | Best 2025 | 2nd | 3rd | PB | Year |
| Kennedy | 21.3 | 10.03 | 10.10 W | 10.17 | 10.20 | 2024 |
| Azzopardi | 25.3 | 10.06 W | 10.09 | 10.28 | 10.14 | 2024 |
| Despard | 28.3 | 10.14 W | 10.17 W | 10.24 | 10.15 | 2024 |
| Sultana | 19.6 | 10.08 W | 10.11 | ------ | 10.17 | 2024 |
| Law | 21.3 | 10.24 | 10.24 W | 10.32 | 10.26 | 2022 |
| Browning | 27.3 | 10.12 | 10.24 | ------ | 10.01 | 2021 |
| Gout | 17.3 | 10.38 | 10.39 | 10.44 | 10.04W | 2024 |
| Ius | 25.1 | 10.25W | 10.29 | 10.29W | 10.24 | 2020 |
| Ius 200m | 25.1 | 20.57W | 20.66 | 20.76 | 20.61 | 2024 |
| Law 200m | 21.3 | 20.54 | 20.66 W | 21.05 | 20.42 | 2022 |
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It appears neither of them (along with Sultana) have signed up for relays this year. They could be added if they make the World Champs team as individuals, but I think the coaches are better to stick with guys who have trained at the camps and committed to the team.
The last time Browning was added in at a late stage - he dropped the baton and cost AUS a medal.
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When you quoted me you cut off that I wrote - "fully commit to them."
Bruce is mentoring Browning and one other sprinter who I can't think of and wasn't able to find out who it is in a quick google search. Wonder if Bruce will tell him to get fully involved, as there is the chance to win an international medal(s) over the next few years, as its a pretty young squad.
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Matthew Richardson - Cyclist not footballer - who switched to Britain was disqualified of a World Record but not Gold after found to have left his line/lane
The Olympic silver medallist clocked 9.041 seconds in qualifying for the men’s sprint competition at the UCI Track Nations Cup round in Konya, Turkey, holding an average speed of 79.637km/h. His time took 0.047 seconds off the world record (9.088 seconds), set by Dutchman Harrie Lavreysen at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and appeared to nudge the benchmark closer to the elusive 9-second mark.
After an investigation, however, it was ruled that Richardson's effort was not valid because he strayed beneath the blue band, onto the 'apron',
Matthew Richardson breaks world record, UCI rules it out
Brit's flying 200m time voided after exiting the track during his effort
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The Olympic silver medallist clocked 9.041 seconds in qualifying for the men’s sprint competition at the UCI Track Nations Cup round in Konya, Turkey, holding an average speed of 79.637km/h. His time took 0.047 seconds off the world record (9.088 seconds), set by Dutchman Harrie Lavreysen at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and appeared to nudge the benchmark closer to the elusive 9-second mark.
After an investigation, however, it was ruled that Richardson's effort was not valid because he strayed beneath the blue band, onto the 'apron',
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Bruce is doing a big special, along with others, on Gout on Sunday's Spotlight on 7. It will be Gout's first TV interview.
I guess 7 have worked out that not taking up the Olympics rights between 2024-2032, they are going to get in early with Olympic master broadcaster Bruce doing the big interview at the start of his career, knowing it will be shown over and over again if he does become an Olympic champion down the track.
And they have brought in Cathy, Raelene and Shirvo to talk about him and the potential he has - both to win and the pitfalls. We get to hear from his coach and manager and maybe the family.
The old Yankee Stadium is referred to as the House that Ruth Built. Gout hasn't built anything but I hope the Qld government's Stadium Review, that will be handed down soon (25th), thought about what size stadium they need to have if Gout is running in the 100m and 200m final. Yes I'm selfish, I want a 65k-70k stadium over a 40k stadium, so I can get a ticket not just to watch Gout, but as much as the athletics as possible.
I guess 7 have worked out that not taking up the Olympics rights between 2024-2032, they are going to get in early with Olympic master broadcaster Bruce doing the big interview at the start of his career, knowing it will be shown over and over again if he does become an Olympic champion down the track.
And they have brought in Cathy, Raelene and Shirvo to talk about him and the potential he has - both to win and the pitfalls. We get to hear from his coach and manager and maybe the family.
The old Yankee Stadium is referred to as the House that Ruth Built. Gout hasn't built anything but I hope the Qld government's Stadium Review, that will be handed down soon (25th), thought about what size stadium they need to have if Gout is running in the 100m and 200m final. Yes I'm selfish, I want a 65k-70k stadium over a 40k stadium, so I can get a ticket not just to watch Gout, but as much as the athletics as possible.
7NEWS Spotlight special: Gout Gout’s journey to the fastest man alive
Join Bruce McAvaney and Olympic greats Cathy Freeman, Matt Shirvington and Raelene Boyle for this special event.
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A good night of TV viewing for fans of Aussie athletes.
1900 Survivor (Morgan Mitchell)
2040 Spotlight
2225 World Indoor Champs (a bunch of Aussies)
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Thanks for that.
Angus at athsStats on X had some stuff on him about a few days ago, but I forgot to follow up and watch his results.
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Some Winter Olympic news in the last month since I posted about the aerials World Cup event in Deer Valley, USA, the first time Australia filled the podium in any winter sport and also got 4th placed and BobsledBree, Bree Walker shared the mono bob gold in Norway.
In the event at Deer Valley Laua Peel claimed her third straight victory and 12th win of her career, ahead of defending World Cup champion Danielle Scott in second, Abbey Willcox was third and Airleigh Frigo fourth.
Bree Walker then won in Norway again a week after her tied gold mentioned above and took her season rank to 2nd placed.
2 weeks ago
Australian winter sport is celebrating two World Cup victors and bronze medallists between Snowboard Cross, Aerial Skiing and Moguls events from the weekend action in Türkiye and Kazakhstan.
Cameron Bolton and Josie Baff have combined to win Australia’s first ever World Cup gold medal in the snowboard cross mixed team event in Erzurum, Türkiye, giving Josie two medals for the weekend after finishing third in yesterday’s individual event.
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In the match up for the bronze medal, Matt defeated Korean Daeyoon Jung 22 to 13, his second dual mogul podium placing of the season. “It’s great to be back on the podium. We have been knocking on the door to have the dad podium all season. Two times we have finished 1-2-4, so to get 1-2-3 is pretty awesome,” the 30-year-old said.
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The depth of Australian Snowboard Cross continued to shine on the weekend as Adam Lambert won his first World Cup medal of the season, and Australian firsts were set at the Cross-Country Skiing World Championships.
On day two triple-Olympian Cameron Bolton was unlucky not to claim a podium spot, finishing fourth in a closely contested men’s big final. The NSWIS rider advanced through the rounds of 64, 32 and quarter-finals to reach the semi-final round, where he had an impressive race to advance in first to the big final medal round against Julien Tomas of France, Austrian Lukas Pachner and another Frenchman Loan Bozzolo.
Competing in front of fanatical Norwegian crowds of up to 100,000 spectators, Rosie Fordham claimed a 20th place finish in the women’s 50km mass start free, the best-ever finish in an individual distance.
Rosie was also a member of the women’s team sprint alongside Ellen Soehol Lie finishing 15th, the first time an Australian team has made a championship final.
The women’s 4x7.5km relay team featuring Rosie, Ellen, Tuva Bygrave and Phoebe Cridland placed 12th, the best World Championship relay result for an Australian team.
In the men’s event, the individual highlight was Lars Young Vik finishing 33rd in the men’s sprint, just missing the finals (top 30) by 0.21 of a second. No Australian has ever made the sprint finals at the World Championships.
The men's relay team also finished 20th in team sprint and the 4x7.5km relay.
Last weekend
Mogul skier Charlotte Wilson has stunned the FIS World Cup circuit, claiming her first career victory in the dual moguls event on the site of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, next February.
Charlotte sets the record for the fewest amount of starts by an Australian mogul skier to win World Cup gold, in just her tenth start of her first season competing at the highest level. Charlotte is only the third Australian female mogul skier to win a World Cup event following in the footsteps of World Champion Britt Cox and Olympic Champion Jakara Anthony.
Just a day after she was named FIS World Cup Mogul Skiing Rookie of the Year and placed eighth in the single moguls competition, Charlotte started the dual moguls strongly, defeating world number four Canadian Maia Schwinghammer 18 to 17 in the round of 32. Charlotte then defeated world number three Rino Yanagimoto of Japan in the quarter-finals 23 to 12 to set up a semi-final matchup with 2018 Olympic Champion and world number two Perrine Lafont of France.
Aerial skier Laura Peel has won the final World Cup event of the season with a stunning performance on the 2026 Olympic course in Livigno, Italy to end the season as the number one ranked athlete in the world.
It's her fifth World Cup victory of the season, the 14th of her career and Laura claims her third FIS World Cup Crystal Globe for finishing the season as the world's top ranked women's aerial skier. Australian female aerial skiers have now amassed a total of 14 Crystal Globes over the past 33 years. Laura has the second-highest total among Australians with three, trailing only the legendary Jacqui Cooper, who has five. Other winners include Kirstie Marshall, Alisa Camplin, Lydia Lassila, and Danielle Scott.
Abi Harrigan has broken through in freeski slopestyle to claim the first World Cup podium placing of her career, another achievement that showed the might of Australian winter sport athletes on the weekend.
In the best-of-two run final Abi put two down clean runs, scoring 67.85 for her first run and then 75.41 in the last run to land her in second place. It is Australia’s first World Cup ski slopestyle podium since Russ Henshaw in 2017 and she is only the second Australian female to do it, joining former world champion Anna Segal.
“Feeling pretty surreal to get my first podium here at Tignes,” 22-year-old Abi said.
In the A-Final, Corey came close to making it back-to-back World Championship podium placings after securing bronze in 2024. Corey reflected on a successful World Championships. “Overall, I'm happy with my performance. I was skating strong and confidently. I've been in the 1500m A final three consecutive years, and I'm sure my competitors are taking notice,” Brendan said.
In the event at Deer Valley Laua Peel claimed her third straight victory and 12th win of her career, ahead of defending World Cup champion Danielle Scott in second, Abbey Willcox was third and Airleigh Frigo fourth.
Bree Walker then won in Norway again a week after her tied gold mentioned above and took her season rank to 2nd placed.
Back-to-back Bree Walker gold medals to close Bobsleigh World Cup season | Australian Olympic Committee
Bree Walker has finished the monobob World Cup season in spectacular fashion, winning back-to-back races on the Lillehammer track over the past seven days, and earning her a second place ranking on the final IBSF Monobob World Cup standings for the second...
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Golden World Cup weekend for Australian winter sports | Australian Olympic Committee
Australian winter sport is celebrating two World Cup victors and bronze medallists between Snowboard Cross, Aerial Skiing and Moguls events from the weekend action in Türkiye and Kazakhstan.
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Australian winter sport is celebrating two World Cup victors and bronze medallists between Snowboard Cross, Aerial Skiing and Moguls events from the weekend action in Türkiye and Kazakhstan.
Cameron Bolton and Josie Baff have combined to win Australia’s first ever World Cup gold medal in the snowboard cross mixed team event in Erzurum, Türkiye, giving Josie two medals for the weekend after finishing third in yesterday’s individual event.
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Two Aussies dominate Aerial Skiing World Cup podium in Kazakhstan
Aerial skiers Laura Peel and Danielle Scott made it a double World Cup podium celebration in Almaty, Kazakhstan, where Laura claimed gold and Danielle bronze. The victory completed a terrific turnaround for Laura, who qualified in last place to the 12-woman final, but then landed both triple back somersaults in the first final and then the medal round to record the 13th World Cup victory of her career.Matt Graham pulls off dual moguls World Cup bronze
2018 Olympic silver medallist Matt Graham shared a historic moment with fellow competitors Mikael Kingsbury (CAN) and Ikuma Horishima (JPN) on the first ever mogul skiing “dad podium,” as all three skiers became first time fathers just prior to the 2024-25 season.In the match up for the bronze medal, Matt defeated Korean Daeyoon Jung 22 to 13, his second dual mogul podium placing of the season. “It’s great to be back on the podium. We have been knocking on the door to have the dad podium all season. Two times we have finished 1-2-4, so to get 1-2-3 is pretty awesome,” the 30-year-old said.
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Weekend Wrap: Silver for Lambert & fourth for Bolton in Georgia | Australian Olympic Committee
The depth of Australian Snowboard Cross continued to shine on the weekend as Adam Lambert won his first World Cup medal of the season, and Australian firsts were set at the Cross-Country Skiing World Championships.
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The depth of Australian Snowboard Cross continued to shine on the weekend as Adam Lambert won his first World Cup medal of the season, and Australian firsts were set at the Cross-Country Skiing World Championships.
Snowboard Cross: Silver for Lambert and fourth for Bolton in Georgia
Adam Lambert has achieved his first podium performance of the season in Georgia, finishing second on the first day of competition, giving the 27-year-old from Jindabyne in the NSW Snowy Mountains the fourth World Cup podium of his career. Adam qualified 15th for finals on the Gudauri course and went on to have a sensational day of head-to-head racing, winning his round of 32, quarter-final and semi-final to advance through to the top four big final medal round.On day two triple-Olympian Cameron Bolton was unlucky not to claim a podium spot, finishing fourth in a closely contested men’s big final. The NSWIS rider advanced through the rounds of 64, 32 and quarter-finals to reach the semi-final round, where he had an impressive race to advance in first to the big final medal round against Julien Tomas of France, Austrian Lukas Pachner and another Frenchman Loan Bozzolo.
Cross-Country Skiing: Best-ever individual and team event results for Australia in Norway
It’s been a highly successful World Championships for the Australian Cross-Country Skiing Team in Trondheim, Norway, where they skied to best-ever individual and team result performances at the World Championship level.Competing in front of fanatical Norwegian crowds of up to 100,000 spectators, Rosie Fordham claimed a 20th place finish in the women’s 50km mass start free, the best-ever finish in an individual distance.
Rosie was also a member of the women’s team sprint alongside Ellen Soehol Lie finishing 15th, the first time an Australian team has made a championship final.
The women’s 4x7.5km relay team featuring Rosie, Ellen, Tuva Bygrave and Phoebe Cridland placed 12th, the best World Championship relay result for an Australian team.
In the men’s event, the individual highlight was Lars Young Vik finishing 33rd in the men’s sprint, just missing the finals (top 30) by 0.21 of a second. No Australian has ever made the sprint finals at the World Championships.
The men's relay team also finished 20th in team sprint and the 4x7.5km relay.
Monobob: Top-10 for Walker at World Championships
Beijing 2022 Olympian Bree Walker battled illness to finish top-10 at the Monobob World Championships in Lake Placid, NY, USA. Competing in the four-run combined time major championship format over two days, the QAS bobsleigh pilot was 11th fastest in run one, seventh in run two, 10th in run three and ninth in the final run to finish in a total time of 3:59.58.Last weekend
Charlotte Wilson shocks the world to claim first career victory on 2026 Olympic course | Australian Olympic Committee
Mogul skier Charlotte Wilson has stunned the FIS World Cup circuit, claiming her first career victory in the dual moguls event on the site of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, next February.
www.olympics.com.au
Mogul skier Charlotte Wilson has stunned the FIS World Cup circuit, claiming her first career victory in the dual moguls event on the site of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, next February.
Charlotte sets the record for the fewest amount of starts by an Australian mogul skier to win World Cup gold, in just her tenth start of her first season competing at the highest level. Charlotte is only the third Australian female mogul skier to win a World Cup event following in the footsteps of World Champion Britt Cox and Olympic Champion Jakara Anthony.
Just a day after she was named FIS World Cup Mogul Skiing Rookie of the Year and placed eighth in the single moguls competition, Charlotte started the dual moguls strongly, defeating world number four Canadian Maia Schwinghammer 18 to 17 in the round of 32. Charlotte then defeated world number three Rino Yanagimoto of Japan in the quarter-finals 23 to 12 to set up a semi-final matchup with 2018 Olympic Champion and world number two Perrine Lafont of France.
Laura Peel wins World Cup final and third Crystal Globe on 2026 Olympic course | Australian Olympic Committee
Aerial skier Laura Peel has won the final World Cup event of the season with a stunning performance on the 2026 Olympic course in Livigno, Italy to end the season as the number one ranked athlete in the world.
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Aerial skier Laura Peel has won the final World Cup event of the season with a stunning performance on the 2026 Olympic course in Livigno, Italy to end the season as the number one ranked athlete in the world.
It's her fifth World Cup victory of the season, the 14th of her career and Laura claims her third FIS World Cup Crystal Globe for finishing the season as the world's top ranked women's aerial skier. Australian female aerial skiers have now amassed a total of 14 Crystal Globes over the past 33 years. Laura has the second-highest total among Australians with three, trailing only the legendary Jacqui Cooper, who has five. Other winners include Kirstie Marshall, Alisa Camplin, Lydia Lassila, and Danielle Scott.
Weekend Wrap: Freeski slopestyle silver adds to big Italian Olympic Test event wins | Australian Olympic Committee
Abi Harrigan has broken through in freeski slopestyle to claim the first World Cup podium placing of her career, another achievement that showed the might of Australian winter sport athletes on the weekend.
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Abi Harrigan has broken through in freeski slopestyle to claim the first World Cup podium placing of her career, another achievement that showed the might of Australian winter sport athletes on the weekend.
Freeski Slopestyle: Harrigan claims first career ski slopestyle podium in France
Abi Harrigan has broken through to claim the first World Cup podium placing of her career, finishing second in the slopestyle event in Tignes, France. The Beijing 2022 Olympian qualified for finals in sixth place with a best score of 64.66, also advancing to the 10-woman final was teammate Daisy Thomas in seventh on 62.58.In the best-of-two run final Abi put two down clean runs, scoring 67.85 for her first run and then 75.41 in the last run to land her in second place. It is Australia’s first World Cup ski slopestyle podium since Russ Henshaw in 2017 and she is only the second Australian female to do it, joining former world champion Anna Segal.
“Feeling pretty surreal to get my first podium here at Tignes,” 22-year-old Abi said.
Short Track Speed Skating: Corey 5th at World Championships
Brendan Corey has skated to his third straight Short Track 1500m A-Final at the World Championships, just missing a medal in fifth place in Beijing, China.In the A-Final, Corey came close to making it back-to-back World Championship podium placings after securing bronze in 2024. Corey reflected on a successful World Championships. “Overall, I'm happy with my performance. I was skating strong and confidently. I've been in the 1500m A final three consecutive years, and I'm sure my competitors are taking notice,” Brendan said.
Snowboard Slopestyle: Coady sixth after finals cancelled in Absolut Park
Snowboarder Tess Coady has competed in the World Cup slopestyle event at Absolut Park in Flachau, Austria, finishing third in her heat and sixth overall in qualifications before finals were cancelled due to snowfall and low visibility. After the decision to cancel finals, qualification scores from the two heats were used to determine the final result, placing Tess sixth overall.Bobsleigh: Walker and Reddingius 13th at World Championships
Beijing 2022 Olympians Bree Walker and Kiarra Reddingius have finished their season placing 13th in the two-woman event at the 2025 IBSF World Championships in Lake, Placid, USA. The pair were 14th fastest in their first three runs. In the fourth run they improved to the 11th best time of the round, posting a combined time of 3:50.75 seconds. Bree was impacted by illness for the entire event.Alpine Skiing: Final World Cup events of the season for Muhlen-Schulte in Norway
The final World Cup events of the season took place for Louis Muhlen-Schulte with giant slalom and slalom races in Hafjell, Norway. First up for the Beijing 2022 Olympian was the giant slalom, finishing 47th in a time of 1:12.47, 3.07 seconds behind event winner Loic Meillard of Switzerland.Cross-Country Skiing: Cridland 41st in Oslo World Cup
The Australian Cross-Country Skiing Team has returned to competition a week after the 2025 World Championships, remaining in Norway for a World Cup in Oslo. Phoebe Cridland was the best place finisher for Australia in a personal best placing of 41st in the women’s 20km Interval Start Classic.
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Aussies competing today (Friday) - live on SBS Viceland:
1305 WPEN h1 Camryn Newton-Smith (60m Hurdles)
1331 M400 h2 Cooper Sherman
1345 WPEN HJ Camryn Newton-Smith
1433 W800 h3 Abbey Caldwell
1442 W800 h4 Sarah Billings
1603 M 60 h2 Josh Azzopardi
1615 WPEN SP Camryn Newton-Smith
1643 M 60 h7 Lachlan Kennedy
2142 WPEN LJ Camryn Newton-Smith
2144 W1500 h2 Georgia Griffith
2240 M1500 h3 Oli Hoare
2303 M60 SF ???
2347 M400 SF ???
0015 WPEN 800 Camryn Newton-Smith
1305 WPEN h1 Camryn Newton-Smith (60m Hurdles)
1331 M400 h2 Cooper Sherman
1345 WPEN HJ Camryn Newton-Smith
1433 W800 h3 Abbey Caldwell
1442 W800 h4 Sarah Billings
1603 M 60 h2 Josh Azzopardi
1615 WPEN SP Camryn Newton-Smith
1643 M 60 h7 Lachlan Kennedy
2142 WPEN LJ Camryn Newton-Smith
2144 W1500 h2 Georgia Griffith
2240 M1500 h3 Oli Hoare
2303 M60 SF ???
2347 M400 SF ???
0015 WPEN 800 Camryn Newton-Smith
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Kirsty Coventry wins out to be the first female IOC President.
‘Extraordinary moment’: Two-time Olympic gold medallist makes history as first female IOC president
‘Extraordinary moment’: Two-time Olympic champion makes history as first female IOC president
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All those African votes I suppose...
She's been Minister of Sport in Zimbabwe for years now and has been criticized for achieving next to nothing. At least Seb Coe got stuff done as head of World Athletics.
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An Aussie win (&PB) is hopefully a good omen.
Sits in equal third place after the first event.
Sits in equal third place after the first event.
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One more race on the boards will be good for his experience. Could never really have expected more than a place in the semis.
Poor tactical race in the 800m by Abbey Caldwell - she is usually so well-placed and has a mighty kick home, but not a great performance today. Sara Billings a bit unfortunate with a fast time, but in the wrong heat.
Poor tactical race in the 800m by Abbey Caldwell - she is usually so well-placed and has a mighty kick home, but not a great performance today. Sara Billings a bit unfortunate with a fast time, but in the wrong heat.
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Lachie Kennedy showing he's the real deal.
Though nearly came a cropper with the bag on the wall.
Though nearly came a cropper with the bag on the wall.
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He got a great start. 2nd fastest after 7 of the 8 heats.
Edit 2nd fastest after all 8 heats. Azzorpardi should be through as equal 7th fastest non autoqualifier as 8 go thru to semis. Double edit I cant count he was equal 9th fastest non auto qualifier
Edit 2nd fastest after all 8 heats. Azzorpardi should be through as equal 7th fastest non autoqualifier as 8 go thru to semis. Double edit I cant count he was equal 9th fastest non auto qualifier
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Haha first time running indoors showing up.
