| Vancouver Olympians celebrated in Sydney |
| 17 May 2010 |
| The success of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic and Paralympics teams was celebrated in Sydney over the weekend, at a welcome home function hosted by the Australian Olympic Committee.
The night featured speeches from Australian Olympic Committee President John Coates, Vancouver Olympic Team Chef de Mission Ian Chesterman and Gold Medallist Lydia Lassila. [more] |
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| AIS Program Review 2009-2010 |
| 05 May 2010 |
| Summary of results from the AIS Winter Sport Programs in 2009-2010. [more] |
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| Most successful Olympic Winter Games year |
| 05 May 2010 |
| Vancouver 2010 provided a brilliant conclusion to the Olympic Winter Institute’s 2006/7-2009/10 quadrennium, as Australia’s winter sports athletes collected a record medal haul.
For the first time, the nation could proudly claim three Winter Games medallists, as well as a string of other top ten placings. [more] |
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| Lassila and Bright share Ski & Snowboard Australia top award |
| 05 May 2010 |
| Vancouver 2010 gold medallists Lydia Lassila and Torah Bright are the joint recipients of the Ski & Snowboard Australia Athlete of the Year award for 2010.
It was the second consecutive award for Lassila, who set a new Olympic record in claiming aerial skiing gold and also jumped to a world record score on her way to a World Cup victory in Deer Valley in the lead-up to the Games. [more] |
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| Vancouver 2010 Australian Team Site |
| 01 March 2010 |
| To view all of the key Australian team content from the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games, please visit the AOC Vancouver site at olympics.com.au [more] |
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| Aussies selected in alpine skiing |
| 25 January 2010 |
| Australia will be represented by two skiers in the high profile alpine skiing events at the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games next month.
The selection of Jono Brauer and Craig Branch to compete in the Downhill, Super G and Super Combined at the Whistler Creekside venue was confirmed today by the Australian Olympic Committee.
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| Branch back in World Cup action |
| 21 December 2009 |
| Craig Branch was back in alpine skiing World Cup action at the weekend, finishing in 44th place in the downhill on the famed Val Gardena piste.
Branch covered the 3.5km Saslong course in two minutes 4.48 seconds, 3.11 seconds behind the winning time of Canadian Manuel Paradis-Osborn.
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| Branch out of Beaver Creek downhill |
| 06 December 2009 |
| Craig Branch has crashed out of the downhill in Beaver Creek, Colorado, but escaped injury, and is looking forward to next weekend’s events in Val’d’Isere.
“Unfortunately I crashed out halfway down the course (today),” Branch said. [more] |
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| Branch near best in season opener |
| 29 November 2009 |
| Craig Branch has skied to within one place of his career-best result, finishing 28th in the opening World Cup downhill of the season in Lake Louise, Canada.
Branch was just two seconds flat behind race winner Didier Cuche of Switzerland, covering the 3km course in a time of one minute 52.32 seconds.
The 32-year-old Perisher Blue skier
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