Australian winter sport has produced another World Cup medallist, Sydney teenager Nathan Johnstone winning halfpipe bronze in Stoneham, Canada, overnight. Johnstone’s podium appearance – in only the third World Cup of his career – follows debut medals earlier in the season for Alex Pullin in snowboard cross, Jenny Owens in ski cross and Tatiana Borodulina in short track speed skating.
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.
