Winter News
AOC: Australia’s Olympic athletes and coaches will benefit from a new partnership between the Australian and Canadian Olympic Committees. These organisations have united to support excellence in sport with collaboration on key elements of high performance through until after the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
BLOG: Behind the scenes in Sochi in southern Russia, host city of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Just a taste of what ski cross athletes Anton Grimus and Scott Kneller experienced at the Sochi test events in 2013.
When Jaclyn Narracott told her friends she was taking up the sport of skeleton there was a common reaction: - “They all thought I was nuts!”
BLOG: After three and a half months of rehabbing at home in Australia, I passed my ‘back to snow’ testing and was given the all clear to return to the ski life. After this much down time my anticipation to get back on snow was almost tangible.
BLOG: Follow Australia's Olympic hopefuls on the road to the next Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. Powered by Olympics.com.au @AUSOlympicTeam
FREESTYLE SKIING: For the last three years, Sami Kennedy-Sim has been resolutely focused on qualifying for the Sochi Olympic Winter Games.
BLOG: Since the finish of my 2012/2013 race season at the end of April, I took a break and returned to Australia for the first time in seven months. It felt unreal arriving home after such a long season of training, travelling and racing. I do not usually have time for anything else, between training and Year 12 commitments, so it was nice to refresh at home catching up with friends and doing jobs around the house.
BLOG: One of the biggest differences I see between being a skeleton athlete and other sports is the large six month off season where no ice sliding is possible. In skeleton we have a full six months of zero sliding time possible for any athlete.
BLOG: To represent Australia and my hometown of Thredbo in Sochi would be the most incredible experience and something I have dreamed of for as long as I can ever remember.
SOCHI 2014: The presentation of the Olympic and Paralympic medals, which will be awarded at the Sochi 2014 Winter Games, took place in St. Petersburg today during the 11th "SportAccord" Annual International Sports Convention.
