A silver medal to Nathan Johnstone has led three top six results in Italy by Australian halfpipe snowboarders overnight. Johnstone made the second podium appearance of his fledgling career at the Torino 2006 Olympic pipe in Bardonecchia, while AIS team-mate Holly Crawford finished in fourth place in the women’s event, two spots ahead of fellow New South Wales rider Torah Bright.
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.
