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Melissa Woods

'Crazy': Aussie in tears as Olympics start in style

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.

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