Cooper Woods's moguls gold puts Australia ahead of powerhouses Canada and China on the official Winter Olympics medal tally, despite having fewer medals overall.

Our Ask Me Anything team look at how Australia have fared over the years at the Winter Olympics.

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — A big upset in men's moguls at the Milan Cortina Olympics was decided by a razor-thin margin. Hardly a margin at all, really. Unheralded Australian freestyle skier Cooper Woods snatched the gold medal away from the sport's most decorated skier,

Cooper Woods came into the 2026 Winter Olympic Games ranked 22nd in the World Cup rankings in moguls. But in finding his purpose, he roared to a glorious gold medal.

Australian snowboarder Cam Bolton suffered a broken neck in an accident while training at the Winter Olympics in Italy.

If Olympic medals were handed out for acts of bravery, Australia’s new skiing sensation Cooper Woods would have already been crowned champion long before his historic victory at Milano Cortina.

Cam Bolton is resting after the accident. He fell Monday and complained of worsening pain the next day, when a trip to the hospital identified two fractures.

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Given the injuries he’s overcome in the past month, there’s no blaming defending Olympic champion Ayumu Hirano for just being happy to be here. The halfpipe riders trying to take his title at the Milan Cortina Games made it clear Wednesday night they don’t share that feeling.

Australian snowboarder Cam Bolton was airlifted to the hospital after breaking his neck while training for the 2026 Winter Olympics