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.
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.
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.
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Cooper Woods shocks the world to win gold in men’s moguls at Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games
Australia is celebrating its first gold medal at the Milano Cortina Games after Cooper Woods shocked the world to win the men’s moguls in one of the biggest upsets in Winter Olympics history.
Italy's Francesca Lollobrigida and Sweden's Frida Karlsson became the fourth and fifth athletes to win multiple gold medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Thursday.
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