http://corporate.olympics.com.au/ Official website of the Australian Olympic Committee and Australian Olympic Teams; with vision, latest news, images, every Australian Olympic result and historical vignettes. FIGURE SKATING: Sydneysider Cheltzie Lee skated into the hearts of Australians when she was just 16 years old. As our only figure skater at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Lee produced two huge personal best performances to finish an impressive 20th overall. http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/tough-skater-won-t-give-up-on-sochi Wed, 22 May 2013 01:06:00 GMT HOCKEY: The Hockeyroos will welcome back a number of familiar faces as they head to Europe for next month’s Investec Hockey World League in London with the aim of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup. The 20 athlete squad strikes a strong balance of experience and youth with seven athletes also eligibl http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/hockeyroos-target-world-cup-qualification Tue, 21 May 2013 23:54:00 GMT ATHLETICS: More Australians than ever will battle it out in the marathon at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow (RUS) after Athletics Australia today confirmed the selection of an additional six charges to compete in one of the toughest events in sport. http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/biggest-marathon-team-ever-to-join-strong-walks-contingent-in-moscow Tue, 21 May 2013 01:36:00 GMT BLOG: Follow Australia's Olympic hopefuls on the road to the next Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. Powered by Olympics.com.au @AUSOlympicTeam http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/sochi-2014-australian-winter-bloggers Mon, 20 May 2013 01:12:00 GMT BLOG: The Aussie Icebirds (Australian Women's Bobsleigh team) are hard at our off season training at the moment. After a few weeks off after a gruelling 2012-2013 season, we started back training again to begin the 10 month preparation leading up to Sochi. http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/hard-at-training-women-s-bobsleigh-blog Mon, 20 May 2013 00:34:00 GMT ATHLETICS: Queenslander Genevieve Lacaze will compete in the women’s 3000m steeplechase at the IAAF World Championships after running 9:37.62, an IAAF World Championships A-Qualifier, to win at the Ponce Grand Prix in Ponce (PUR) yesterday. http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/lacaze-earns-worlds-berth Sun, 19 May 2013 23:50:00 GMT RUGBY SEVENS: The Qantas Women’s Sevens have finished seventh at the Amsterdam Sevens to claim fifth spot overall in the inaugural IRB Women’s Sevens World Series. http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/women-s-sevens-switch-focus-to-world-cup Sun, 19 May 2013 23:43:00 GMT CANOE/KAYAK-SPRINT: The final day of the 2013 ICF World Cup 2 has concluded in Racice, Czech Republic, with Australia taking home two gold medals and two silver medals on the final day, with Wallace siblings Ken and Bernadette the stars. http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/gold-rush-for-aussies-on-final-day Sun, 19 May 2013 22:58:00 GMT BLOG: There is no better way to imagine my 24th birthday than marching under the Australian flag in the 2014 Sochi Olympic Opening Ceremony! http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/taking-our-place-on-the-stage-danielle-o-brien-s-blog Fri, 17 May 2013 01:13:00 GMT BASKETBALL: Brendan Joyce has been announced by Basketball Australia as head coach of the Australian Opals women's basketball team http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/brendan-joyce-to-lead-opals-to-rio Wed, 15 May 2013 23:43:00 GMT Lying on the ground with his knee literally in pieces, John Farrow made a decision right there and then - he was going to the Olympics. http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/farrow-puts-best-foot-forward-on-the-road-to-sochi Wed, 15 May 2013 01:19:00 GMT WATER POLO: Australia has completed a clean sweep of their six games in the women’s FINA World League Asia / Oceania qualifying tournament in Auckland with a 15-7 victory over New Zealand. http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/aussies-complete-water-polo-clean-sweep Tue, 14 May 2013 23:20:00 GMT SOCHI2014: Ten Network Holdings today announced it had signed an agreement with the IOC to broadcast the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, in 2014. http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/ten-network-to-broadcast-2014-winter-olympics Mon, 13 May 2013 23:52:00 GMT BLOG: During the off season it’s rest and then straight back into the gym to get strong for the coming northern hemisphere summer. Knees, backs and energy levels deteriorate slowly over the winter season and now that I am home it’s time to build them back up to peak form especially this being potent http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/training-at-the-top-david-morris-blog Mon, 13 May 2013 04:58:00 GMT TRIATHLON: It is hard to know how Emma Moffatt managed to keep a smile on her face in a frantic sprint for the line, but it was a happy “Moffy” who grabbed a http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/smiling-moffatt-s-silver-lining Mon, 13 May 2013 00:58:00 GMT WATER POLO: A blistering eight goal final quarter has seen Australia thrash China 17-7 in their fourth game of the FINA World League Asia / Oceania qualifying tournament in Auckland. http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/australia-thrashes-china-in-world-league Mon, 13 May 2013 00:14:00 GMT RUGBY SEVENS: The men's and women's Australian Rugby Sevens sides have both finished second at the London Sevens. http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/sevens-sides-finish-second Sun, 12 May 2013 23:37:00 GMT CANOE/KAYAK: Ken Wallace has turned back the clock in Szeged, Hungary, winning gold in the men’s K1 500 A final, the same event he won at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/wallace-wins-gold-in-szeged-world-cup Sun, 12 May 2013 23:20:00 GMT BLOG: With two weeks of strength and conditioning training left before I head overseas, I’m giving it everything I have. It’s Saturday night at 8.30pm and I’m sitting in bed, drinking tea like a nanna. The rockstar life of an extreme athlete it is not. http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/two-weeks-to-go-anna-s-blog Sat, 11 May 2013 10:32:00 GMT ATHLETICS: Queenslander Benn Harradine has announced his return competitive athletics in unbelievable fashion by smashing his own Oceania and Australian record in the men’s discus throw. http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/harradine-smashes-oceania-and-australian-record Sat, 11 May 2013 01:52:00 GMT BLOG: I had to face something that in my 29 years of life and playing sport I have never had to deal with: injury. http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/injuries-and-their-silver-lining-lucy-s-blog Fri, 10 May 2013 04:41:00 GMT WATER POLO: In scenes reminiscent of their epic quarter final at the 2012 London Olympic Games, the Australian women’s water polo team has come from behind to defeat China 15-13 in a penalty shootout in the opening game of the FINA World League Asia / Oceania qualifying tournament in Auckland. http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/d-j-vu-as-aussies-defeat-china-in-penalty-shootout Fri, 10 May 2013 02:47:00 GMT HOCKEY: A dominant Kookaburras performance was rewarded with four quickfire goals in ten second half minutes as Australia’s men emerged as 4-1 victors over Korea in the fourth and final test in Perth. The result also sealed a series win for the Kookaburras who won twice and drew twice. http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/fab-four-seal-series-win-for-kookaburras Fri, 10 May 2013 02:39:00 GMT SOCHI 2014: With just nine months to go until the next Olympic Winter Games in Russia, over 30 Australian athletes gathered on the other side of the world to brace for Sochi 2014. http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/sydney-delivers-sochi-awakening Thu, 09 May 2013 04:09:00 GMT Basketball: In a major coup for Australian basketball, the Australian men’s and women’s teams will play 24 games against China over the next four years – in Perth and China. http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/australia-to-tip-off-with-china-regularly Tue, 07 May 2013 23:43:00 GMT WATER POLO: New Australian men’s water polo coach Elvis Fatovic has named an 18-man squad containing a mix of youth and experience for the Aussie Sharks’ next training camp in Sydney. http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/barcelona-preparations-begin-in-earnest Tue, 07 May 2013 07:01:00 GMT RUGBY SEVENS: The Women’s Sevens squad for the final two tournaments before the World Cup includes four of the standout players from the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival. http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/four-ayof-stars-leap-into-senior-7-s Mon, 06 May 2013 05:51:00 GMT BLOG: My name is Melissa Hoar and I am currently in training for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia in the event of Skeleton!! http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/blood-sweat-and-bruises-melissa-hoar-s-blog Mon, 06 May 2013 03:58:00 GMT WATER POLO: Five members of Australia’s bronze medal winning team from the 2012 London Olympic Games have been named to headline the Aussie Stingers squad for the women’s FINA World League qualifying rounds in New Zealand next week. http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/five-olympic-medallists-named-in-nz-squad Sun, 05 May 2013 23:30:00 GMT RUGBY SEVENS: The Qantas Men’s Sevens have defeated Kenya 12-5 overnight to claim the Bowl final at the Glasgow Sevens. http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/sevens-men-claim-bowl-in-glasgow Sun, 05 May 2013 23:06:00 GMT