Since winning Australia’s first medal – a gold – at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, Cooper Woods has been living out of his not-so-pristine white Olympic team bag, his medal shoved to the bottom, its ribbon already fraying from use.
The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.
We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.
The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.
