Australia’s halfpipe riders Holly Crawford and Nathan Johnstone both qualified convincingly in top place at the World Cup snowboard event in Bardonecchia, Italy, last night. The Australians, who both secured World Championship titles in January, go into the finals as favourites to win the season’s penultimate World Cup event and rein in the series’ points leaders, Xuetong Cai from China in the women’s and Japan’s Ryo Aono in the men’s.
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.
