Valentino Guseli has launched Australia's hunt for Winter Olympics gold in "insane" fashion, nailing his last jump to clinch a place in the snowboard big air final as a last-minute replacement.
Guseli had ambitions of competing in three Milan-Cortina Olympic events - big air, slopestyle and halfpipe - but failed to qualify for the first two after injuring his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in late 2024.
The 20-year-old went to sleep on Wednesday (local time) knowing he was a chance of a late call-up for the big air after Mark McMorris's training crash.