Australia’s 34-year Paralympics low despite record funding
Australia’s worst Winter Paralympics performance since the 1988 Austrian Games has been blamed solely on one area which was not replicated by other countries overseas.
Australia’s worst Winter Paralympics performance since the 1988 Austrian Games has been blamed solely on one area which was not replicated by other countries overseas.
It was third time lucky for Ben Tudhope as the Aussie team co-captain ended years of frustration by winning a bronze medal in the Men’s Snowboard Cross SBLL-2 in Beijing.
Ben Tudhope simply never saw anyone with cerebral palsy on TV growing up – but it’s a different story now. And for ex-GWS junior Josh Hanlon, this Winter Paralympics campaign has already changed his life.
Born with a degenerative eye disease, it is only a matter of time until Patrick Jensen sees black. But the Aussie star remains incredibly optimistic.
The International Paralympic Committee’s decision, days ahead of the event’s start, comes as Russian and Belarusian athletes are being banned from other competitions.
The dramatic move gives cover to any global federation to take action. FIFA’s move effectively throws Russia out of World Cup qualification.
Instagram and other platforms have become an essential part of athletes’ lives, and their ability to make money. It can also take a direct toll on their health, and even their ability to compete.
With a Winter Olympics gold medal, Barwon Heads local Jakara Anthony is the best female moguls skier in the world. But her rise to the top has been ‘riddled’ with fears and tears.
He showed us his bravery in Beijing, but new Aussie moguls star Cooper Woods-Topalovic has always had a massive ticker, having saved a friend from drowning when he was just 12.
Teenage Olympic superstar Kamila Valieva has broken her silence after the world had its say as her Beijing campaign was clouded by scandal.
The end of the Beijing Winter Olympics have raised questions about the most controversial of Games – and why our competitors stayed quiet on the most divisive topics.
Young Australian figure skaters have been warned against seeking out top Russian coaches to advance their careers after ‘chilling’ scenes in Beijing this month.
OWEN SLOT selects his highlights and lowlights from the past fortnight as a unique, and controversial Winter Olympics comes to a close in Beijing.
The Beijing Games will be remembered for new stars such as Eileen Gu but also for the doping controversy which engulfed teen figure skater Kamila Valieva.
A pair of US figure skaters have had an 11th hour court bid to receive their Olympic silver medals denied due to the Kamila Valieva doping scandal.
The Australian team in Beijing has been hailed our greatest ever – but they’ve been given a chilling warning. Plus all the highlights and lowlights in our Winter Olympics wrap.
She will leave Beijing as the first athlete—man or woman—to win three freestyle skiing medals in a single Olympics
The Beijing Olympic Committee has a long list of unfulfilled promises and unanswered questions that continues to grow, even as the Games come to an end.
The figure skating saga which has tarnished the Beijing Winter Olympics could drag on for years, while the sport’s ruling body hasn’t ruled out making a major change to the competition.
One of the most recognised Winter Olympic stars has expressed her disappointment after failing to live up to her lofty expectations.
Long before the doping saga involving a teenage Russian skater, many in figure skating worried the stars of their sport were too young and too vulnerable to it’s pressures.
Figure skating is renowned for its beauty and the grace of athletes, but behind the make-up and twists lies an ugly truth and sordid history, writes JULIAN LINDEN.
The pandemic-driven decision by the National Hockey League to keep its best players away from Beijing has come back to bite the United States in a big way.
Jarl Magnus Riiber, the best Nordic combined skier in the world, held a commanding lead in his event. He would like to forget what happened next.
When Kamila Valieva, who has tested positive for a banned drug, competed for a fictional construct called the ROC, the Olympic movement died, writes MATTHEW SYED.
Eileen Gu is the unofficial face of the Beijing Winter Olympics but she has a rival after an astonishing gold-medal performance.
Australia’s aerial skiers were left devastated after failing to land medals - but the only thing more brutal was their ruthless self-assessments after crashing out.
The commercial success of the US-born skiing star is an exception in China, where the government has tightly controlled athlete sponsorships.
If Australia’s 4-0 humbling of England this summer in cricket wasn’t enough, Britain’s pants are being pulled down again if the results in Beijing are any indication.
Eteri Tutberidze has coached a string of Russian phenoms, including teenage prodigy Kamila Valieva. But her training methods have raised concerns about the welfare of underage athletes.
