Australian skeleton athlete Michelle Steele has re-captured the form that took her to a World Cup podium two seasons ago, finishing in fifth place in Konigssee in the fourth event of the 2008/09 season. She also finished ahead of an impressive line-up of skeleton athletes, including the Torino 2006 gold medallist, the defending World Cup titleholder and three other World Cup champions.
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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.
