Ski and Snowboard Australia rider Ben Mates has won the silver medal in a halfpipe World Cup in Gujo Gifu, Japan. Mates made the first podium of his career, finishing second to one of the host nation’s leading young riders, Ryoh Aono.
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.
