Australia_at_the_2018_Winter_Olympics
Australia at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
Australia competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 50 competitors in 10 sports. They won three medals in total, two silver and one bronze, ranking 23rd in the medal table.
Quick Facts Australia at the 2018 Winter Olympics, IOC code ...
| Australia at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | AUS |
| NOC | Australian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in in Pyeongchang, South Korea February 9–25, 2018 | |
| Competitors | 50 (28 men and 22 women) in 10 sports |
| Flag bearer | Scotty James (Opening) [1] Jarryd Hughes (Closing) |
| Medals Ranked 23rd |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Matt Graham | Freestyle skiing | Men's moguls | 12 February |
| Silver | Jarryd Hughes | Snowboarding | Men's snowboard cross | 15 February |
 Bronze | Scott James | Snowboarding | Men's half pipe | 14 February |
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The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. A team of 45 athletes (including Russell Henshaw and Belle Brockhoff, subject to medical clearance) was announced by the Australian Olympic Committee on 25 January 2018.[2] A further five athletes were added on 26 January 2018 after the reallocation of quota spots was finalised.[3] Rohan Chapman-Davies was added to the team on 29 January after Russia handed back their men's quota place in mogul skiing.[4]
More information Sport, Men ...
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobsleigh | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Cross-country skiing | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Figure skating | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Freestyle skiing | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Luge | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Short track speed skating | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Skeleton | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Snowboarding | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Speed skating | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 28 | 22 | 50 |
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Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Dominic Demschar | Men's giant slalom | 1:13.21 | 37 | 1:13.54 | 33 | 2:26.75 | 33 |
| Men's slalom | DNF | ||||||
| Harry Laidlaw | Men's giant slalom | DSQ | |||||
| Greta Small | Women's combined | DNF | |||||
| Women's downhill | — | 1:42.07 | 20 | ||||
| Women's super-G | — | 1:24.09 | 31 | ||||
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Main articles: Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Bobsleigh at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Lucas Mata * David Mari |
Two-man | 49.88 | 22 | 50.04 | 21 | 49.87 | 22 | Eliminated | 2:29.79 | 22 | |
| Lucas Mata * David Mari Lachlan Reidy Hayden Smith |
Four-man | 49.72 | 22 | 49.91 | 23 | 50.07 | 27 | Eliminated | 2:29.70 | 25 | |
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* – Denotes the driver of each sled [2]
Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
- Distance
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Classical | Freestyle | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Phillip Bellingham | Men's 15 km freestyle | — | 38:36.2 | +4:52.3 | 77 | |||
| Men's 50 km classical | — | 2:30:39.7 | +22:17.6 | 56 | ||||
| Callum Watson | Men's 15 km freestyle | — | 37:53.9 | +4:10.0 | 70 | |||
| Men's 30 km skiathlon | 44:47.7 | 62 | 39:56.0 | 58 | 1:25:15.4 | +8:55.4 | 58 | |
| Men's 50 km classical | — | 2:33:28.6 | +25:06.5 | 58 | ||||
| Barbara Jezeršek | Women's 10 km freestyle | — | 27:42.5 | +2:42.0 | 33 | |||
| Women's 15 km skiathlon | 23:34.0 | 43 | 20:33.6 | 28 | 44:39.3 | +3:54.4 | 39 | |
| Aimee Watson | Women's 10 km freestyle | — | 29:41.4 | +4:40.9 | 68 | |||
| Jessica Yeaton | Women's 10 km freestyle | — | 28:09.6 | +3:09.1 | 41 | |||
| Women's 15 km skiathlon | 23:45.2 | 50 | 21:20.1 | 47 | 45:44.8 | +4:59.9 | 50 | |
| Women's 30 km classical | — | 1:40.54.8 | +18.37.2 | 42 | ||||
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- Sprint
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Phillip Bellingham | Men's sprint | 3:31.54 | 65 | Did not advance | |||||
| Phillip Bellingham Callum Watson |
Men's team sprint | — | 17:38.36 | 24 | Did not advance | ||||
| Aimee Watson | Women's sprint | 3:44.87 | 58 | Did not advance | |||||
| Casey Wright | 3:49.80 | 63 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Jessica Yeaton | 3:33.01 | 48 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Barbara Jezeršek Jessica Yeaton |
Women's team sprint | — | 17:20.38 | 14 | Did not advance | ||||
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Main articles: Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Australia qualified one male figure skater, based on its placement at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland.[5] They additionally qualified one female skater as well as an entry in pairs skating through the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy.[6]
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Brendan Kerry | Men's singles | 83.06 | 16 Q | 150.75 | 21 | 233.81 | 20 |
| Kailani Craine | Ladies' singles | 56.77 | 16 Q | 111.84 | 16 | 168.61 | 17 |
| Katia Alexandrovskaya / Harley Windsor | Pairs | 61.55 | 18 | Did not advance | |||
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Main articles: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
- Aerials
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 3 | |||||||
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| David Morris | Men's aerials | 112.83 | 15 | 124.89 | 2 Q | 111.95 | 10 | Did not advance | |||
| Lydia Lassila | Women's aerials | 66.27 | 18 | 63.45 | 14 | Did not advance | |||||
| Laura Peel | 64.86 | 19 | 89.46 | 3 Q | 85.05 | 9 Q | 85.65 | 3 Q | 55.34 | 5 | |
| Danielle Scott | 93.76 | 5 QF | Bye | 57.01 | 12 | Did not advance | |||||
| Samantha Wells | 54.28 | 22 | 58.27 | 17 | Did not advance | ||||||
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- Moguls
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Time | Total | Rank | Time | Total | Rank | Time | Total | Rank | Time | Total | Rank | Time | Total | Rank | |||||
| Rohan Chapman-Davies | Men's moguls | 26.07 | 73.96 | 17 | 27.52 | 67.94 | 12 | Did not advance | |||||||||||
| Matt Graham | 24.47 | 77.28 | 9 Q | Bye | 24.89 | 81.39 | 2 Q | 25.18 | 80.01 | 4 Q | 24.85 | 82.57 | | ||||||
| Brodie Summers | DNS | DNS | did not advance | ||||||||||||||||
| James Matheson | 26.33 | 72.27 | 23 | 27.44 | 74.61 | 10 Q | 26.33 | 75.98 | 14 | Did not advance | |||||||||
| Madii Himbury | Women's moguls | 31.45 | 69.49 | 15 | 31.44 | 69.36 | 10 Q | 31.03 | 68.19 | 20 | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Jakara Anthony | 30.52 | 69.49 | 14 | 31.69 | 73.35 | 3 Q | 30.46 | 76.81 | 4 Q | 30.48 | 76.45 | 5 Q | 30.94 | 75.35 | 4 | ||||
| Britteny Cox | 28.94 | 76.78 | 7 Q | Bye | 29.19 | 75.79 | 5 Q | 28.99 | 78.28 | 2 Q | 28.29 | 75.08 | 5 | ||||||
| Claudia Gueli | 31.17 | 68.68 | 17 | 38.35 | 35.19 | 13 | Did not advance | ||||||||||||
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- Ski cross
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Position | Position | Position | Position | Rank | ||
| Anton Grimus | Men's ski cross | 1:40.80 | 30 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Sami Kennedy-Sim | Women's ski cross | 1:14.97 | 9 | 2 Q | 1 Q | 3 FB | 4 | 8 |
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- Slopestyle
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank | ||
| Russ Henshaw | Men's slopestyle | 72.60 | 64.00 | 72.60 | 19 | Did not advance | ||||
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Main articles: Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Luge at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Based on the results from the World Cups during the 2017–18 Luge World Cup season, Australia qualified 1 sled.[8]
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alexander Ferlazzo | Men's singles | 48.073 | 16 | 48.587 | 27 | 49.351 | 36 | Eliminated | 2:26.011 | 28 | |
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Main articles: Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Andy Jung | Men's 500 m | 1:03.137 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| Men's 1500 m | 2:16.995 | 4 Q | — | 2:11.183 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Deanna Lockett | Women's 1000 m | PEN | Did not advance | ||||||
| Women's 1500 m | 2:28.996 | 2 Q | — | 3:01.928 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
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Main articles: Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Australia the qualified a male and female athlete in the skeleton discipline. John Farrow, who had previously represented Australia in the 2014 Olympic Games, retired after competing in the 2018 Olympics.
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| John Farrow | Men's | 51.64 | 21 | 51.31 | 18 | 51.40 | 20 | 51.53 | 16 | 3:25.88 | 19 |
| Jaclyn Narracott | Women's | 52.53 | 15 | 52.76 | 16 | 52.62 | 17 | 52.82 | 17 | 3:30.73 | 16 |
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Main articles: Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
- Freestyle
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Rank | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Best | Rank | ||
| Kent Callister | Men's halfpipe | 66.75 | 77.00 | 77.00 | 12 Q | 20.00 | 62.00 | 56.75 | 62.00 | 10 |
| Scott James | 89.00 | 96.75 | 96.75 | 2 Q | 92.00 | 81.75 | 40.25 | 92.00 | | |
| Nathan Johnstone | 62.25 | 10.25 | 62.25 | 22 | Did not advance | |||||
| Emily Arthur | Women's halfpipe | 30.25 | 66.50 | 66.50 | 8 Q | 48.25 | 9.25 | 25.00 | 48.25 | 11 |
| Holly Crawford | 57.50 | 20.00 | 57.50 | 13 | Did not advance | |||||
| Jessica Rich | Women's big air | 73.50 | 74.25 | 74.25 | 13 | Did not advance | ||||
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Tess Coady selected in team but did not compete due to injury in training prior to the competition.[9]
- Snowboard cross
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | 1/8 final | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Seed | |||||||||
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Position | Position | Position | Position | Rank | ||||
| Cam Bolton | Men's snowboard cross | 1:14.35 | 12 | Bye | 1:14.35 | 12 | 2 Q | 3 Q | 4 FB | 4 | 10 | |
| Jarryd Hughes | 1:15.69 | 28 | 1:13.73 | 1 | 1:13.73 | 25 | 1 Q | 2 Q | 2 FA | 2 | | |
| Adam Lambert | 1:14.94 | 22 | Bye | 1:14.94 | 22 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Alex Pullin | 1:14.76 | 20 | Bye | 1:14.76 | 20 | 2 Q | 2 Q | 1 FA | 6 | 6 | ||
| Belle Brockhoff | Women's snowboard cross | 1:20.34 | 10 | Bye | 1:20.34 | 10 | — | 3 Q | DNF FB | 5 | 11 | |
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Main articles: Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Daniel Greig | Men's 500 m | 35.22 | 21 |
| Men's 1000 m | 1:09.99 | 22 | |
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