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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Kieran Pender

Even greater heights await Australia’s Winter Olympians after success of Milano Cortina Games

Members of Team Australia during the athlete parade during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics closing ceremony
Australia’s 2026 Winter Olympics concluded on Sunday with a total medal haul of six medals – the nation’s best result of all time. Photograph: Sarah Stier/Getty Images

Australia’s golden 2026 Winter Olympics campaign ended on Sunday not with a medal, but with a thrilling view of the future. Following the nation’s most successful Winter Games of all time, the denouement suggested that this might just be the beginning.

Sixteen-year-old Indra Brown’s fifth place in the freestyle skiing halfpipe on the final day of Milano Cortina was a fitting conclusion to a remarkable Games for team Australia. While Brown missed out on a medal, her performance – just 5.5 points off the podium – was historic all the same.

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