Australia has won silver at the Pacific Curling Championships in Beijing, but also grasped a golden opportunity to qualify for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The Australian team of Hugh Millikin, Ian Palangio, Sean Hall and Stephen Johns (and alternate Stephen Hewitt) went down in the final to host nation China by 2 points to 9.
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.
