Australia at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Australia at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Australia
IOC codeAUS
NOCAustralian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympics.com.au
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors43 (21 men and 22 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Brendan Kerry
Laura Peel
Flag bearer (closing)Sami Kennedy-Sim
Medals
Ranked 18th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
4
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Australia competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]

The Australian team consisted of 43 athletes (21 men and 22 women), competing in 10 sports. This marked a decrease of seven athletes from 2018.[3] Alpine skier Madison Hoffman was selected but withdrew due to an ACL injury.[4] Brendan Kerry and Laura Peel were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[5] Freestyle skier Sami Kennedy-Sim was the closing ceremony flagbearer.[6][7]

The use of Simplified Chinese stroke count placed it antepenultimate in the Parade of Nations before the host nation of the next Winter Olympics (Italy) and the host nation (China) as it takes sixteen (16) strokes to write the first character (澳) of its Chinese name, more than any other participating country.

On 12 February, Jaclyn Narracott's silver medal in women's skeleton gave Australia its fourth medal at the games, breaking the nation's record for total medals won at a single Winter Olympics.

Medallists

Further information: 2022 Winter Olympics medal table

The following Australian competitors won medals at the games. In the "by discipline" sections below, medallists' names are bolded.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Jakara Anthony Freestyle skiing Women's moguls 6 February
 Silver Scotty James Snowboarding Men's halfpipe 11 February
 Silver Jaclyn Narracott Skeleton Women's 12 February
 Bronze Tess Coady Snowboarding Women's slopestyle 6 February

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors who participated at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 2 3
Bobsleigh 0 2 2
Cross-country skiing 4 2 6
Curling 1 1 2
Figure skating 1 1 2
Freestyle skiing 4 9 13
Luge 1 0 1
Short track speed skating 1 0 1
Skeleton 1 1 2
Snowboarding 7 4 11
Total 21 22 43

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Australia qualified one male and two female alpine skiers.[8]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Louis Muhlen-Schulte Men's giant slalom 1:08.44 32 1:10.01 21 2:18.48 23
Men's slalom DNF Did not advance
Greta Small Women's downhill — 1:36.53 26
Women's super-G — 1:16.97 31
Women's combined 1:34.38 18 1:00.17 13 2:34.55 13
Kathryn Parker Women's slalom DNF

Bobsleigh

Main articles: Bobsleigh at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Bobsleigh at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Bree Walker Women's monobob 1:05.55 10 1:05.54 6 1:05.16 2 1:05.21 2 4:21.46 5
Kiara Reddingius
Bree Walker 		Two-woman 1:01.98 15 1:02.11 11 1:02.04 11 1:02.51 20 4:08.64 16

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Australia qualified three male and two female cross-country skiers, and added one more male quota during reallocation.[9]

Due to high winds and adverse weather conditions, the men's 50 km freestyle competition on 19 February was shortened to 30 km.[10]

Distance
Men
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Phillip Bellingham Men's 15 km classical — 44:46.8 75
Seve de Campo 44:21.2 72
Hugo Hinckfuss 46:05.9 81
Lars Young Vik 44:50.6 76
Phillip Bellingham Men's 30 km skiathlon LAP 65
Seve de Campo 47:05.7 63 LAP 61
Phillip Bellingham Men's 50 km freestyle — 1:23:03.8 53
Seve de Campo 1:21:02.5 51
Women
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Casey Wright Women's 10 km classical — 33:31.1 67
Jessica Yeaton 31:54.6 51
Jessica Yeaton Women's 15 km skiathlon 25:08.1 42 22:58.9 19 48:54.0 31
Casey Wright Women's 30 km freestyle — 1:44:19.9 56
Jessica Yeaton 1:37:06.1 43
Sprint
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Phillip Bellingham Men's sprint 3:01.57 50 Did not advance
Seve de Campo 3:04.81 63 Did not advance
Hugo Hinckfuss 3:04.44 61 Did not advance
Lars Young Vik 3:02.52 55 Did not advance
Phillip Bellingham
Seve de Campo 		Men's team sprint — 21:17.35 11 Did not advance 22
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Casey Wright Women's sprint 3:39.22 65 Did not advance
Jessica Yeaton 3:32.85 52 Did not advance
Casey Wright
Jessica Yeaton 		Women's team sprint — 25:13.4 8 Did not advance 16

Curling

Main articles: Curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Australia's curling team consisted of two athletes (one per gender), competing in the mixed doubles tournament. This marked the country's debut in the sport at the Olympics.[11] The team won two out of nine matches and did not advance to the medal round.

Summary
Team Event Round robin Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Tahli Gill
Dean Hewitt 		Mixed doubles tournament  USA
L 5–6 		 CHN
L 5–6 		 CZE
L 2–8 		 SWE
L 6–7 		 GBR
L 8–9 		 NOR
L 4–10 		 ITA
L 3–7 		 SUI
W 9–6 		 CAN
W 10–8 		10 Did not advance

Mixed doubles tournament

Main article: Curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Mixed doubles tournament

Australia qualified their mixed doubles team (two athletes), by finishing in the top two teams in the 2021 Olympic Qualification Event.[12]

Final Round Robin Standings
Team
 Athletes Pld W L W–L PF PA EW EL BE SE S% DSC[13] Qualification
 Italy Stefania Constantini / Amos Mosaner 9 9 0 – 79 48 43 28 0 17 79% 25.34 Playoffs
 Norway Kristin Skaslien / Magnus Nedregotten 9 6 3 1–0 68 50 40 28 0 15 82% 24.48
 Great Britain Jennifer Dodds / Bruce Mouat 9 6 3 0–1 60 50 38 33 0 12 79% 22.48
 Sweden Almida de Val / Oskar Eriksson 9 5 4 1–0 55 54 35 33 0 10 76% 21.77
 Canada Rachel Homan / John Morris 9 5 4 0–1 57 54 33 39 0 8 78% 53.73
 Czech Republic Zuzana Paulová / Tomáš Paul 9 4 5 – 50 65 29 39 1 7 75% 33.41
 Switzerland Jenny Perret / Martin Rios 9 3 6 1–0 55 58 32 39 0 6 73% 39.04
 United States Vicky Persinger / Chris Plys 9 3 6 0–1 50 67 34 36 0 9 74% 27.29
 China Fan Suyuan / Ling Zhi 9 2 7 1–0 51 64 34 36 0 7 74% 17.81
 Australia Tahli Gill / Dean Hewitt 9 2 7 0–1 52 67 31 38 1 8 72% 50.51
Source: [citation needed]
Round robin

Australia had a bye in draws 3, 9, 10 and 13.[14]

Draw 1
Wednesday, 2 February, 20:05

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Australia (Gill / Hewitt) (has hammer) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 5
 United States (Persinger / Plys) 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 6

Draw 2
Thursday, 3 February, 9:05

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Australia (Gill / Hewitt) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 5
 China (Fan / Ling) (has hammer) 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 6

Draw 4
Thursday, 3 February, 20:05

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Czech Republic (Paulová / Paul) (has hammer) 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 X 8
 Australia (Gill / Hewitt) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 2

Draw 5
Friday, 4 February, 8:35

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Sweden (de Val / Eriksson) (has hammer) 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 7
 Australia (Gill / Hewitt) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 6

Draw 6
Friday, 4 February, 13:35

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
 Great Britain (Dodds / Mouat) (has hammer) 2 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 9
 Australia (Gill / Hewitt) 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 8

Draw 7
Saturday, 5 February, 9:05

Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Australia (Gill / Hewitt) 0 0 1 0 3 0 X X 4
 Norway (Skaslien / Nedregotten) (has hammer) 4 2 0 1 0 3 X X 10

Draw 8
Saturday, 5 February, 14:05

Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Australia (Gill / Hewitt) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 3
 Italy (Constantini / Mosaner) (has hammer) 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 X 7

Draw 11
Sunday, 6 February, 14:05

Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final
 Australia (Gill / Hewitt) (has hammer) 2 1 0 0 0 3 2 1 9
 Switzerland (Perret / Rios) 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 6

Draw 12
Sunday, 6 February, 20:05

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final
 Canada (Homan / Morris) 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 8
 Australia (Gill / Hewitt) (has hammer) 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 10

Figure skating

Main articles: Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Australia earned one quota in Men's Singles and Women's Singles at the final Olympic Qualification Event, the 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy.

Athlete Event SP FS Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Brendan Kerry Men's singles 84.79 17 Q 160.01 16 244.80 17
Kailani Craine Women's singles 49.93 29 Did not advance

Freestyle skiing

Main articles: Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Aerials
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Jump 1 Jump 2 Jump 1 Jump 2
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Gabi Ash Women's aerials 77.17 17 80.04 8 Did not advance 14
Laura Peel 104.54 1 Q Bye 100.02 4 Q 78.56 5
Danielle Scott 96.23 4 Q Bye 71.23 10 Did not advance 10
Freeski
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Abi Harrigan Women's slopestyle 16.10 26.31 26.31 26 Did not advance
Moguls
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 1 Run 2 Run 3
Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank
Matt Graham Men's moguls DNF 23.97 48.74 65.13 19 Did not advance 29
James Matheson 26.10 58.28 71.86 20 25.76 59.17 73.20 14 Did not advance 24
Brodie Summers 24.46 59.92 75.66 11 24.71 62.72 77.93 2 Q 24.40 60.13 76.15 12 Q 24.47 59.27 75.00 10 Did not advance 10
Cooper Woods 26.45 61.53 74.65 14 24.01 60.40 76.74 4 Q 24.19 61.48 77.58 7 Q 25.02 62.21 77.22 5 Q 25.01 63.86 78.88 6
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 1 Run 2 Run 3
Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank Time Points Total Rank
Jakara Anthony Women's moguls 27.96 67.26 83.75 1 Q Bye 27.70 65.13 81.91 1 Q 27.82 64.64 81.29 1 Q 27.63 66.43 83.09 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Sophie Ash 30.39 55.61 69.36 13 30.12 58.14 72.20 3 Q 30.57 56.92 70.47 16 Did not advance 16
Britteny Cox 29.86 57.91 72.26 9 Q Bye 30.04 58.89 73.04 14 Did not advance 14
Taylah O'Neill DNF DNS Did not advance
Ski Cross
Athlete Event Seeding 1/8 final Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank
Sami Kennedy-Sim Women's ski cross 1:19.14 11 1 Q 1 Q 4 FB 4 8

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify to next round; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final

Luge

Main articles: Luge at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Luge at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Based on the results during the 2021–22 Luge World Cup season, Australia qualified 1 sled in the men's singles.[15][16]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Alexander Ferlazzo Men's singles 58.216 19 58.994 24 58.122 16 57.887 12 3:53.219 16

Short track speed skating

Main articles: Short track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Short track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Australia has qualified one male short track speed skater.[17] Brendan Corey was named to the team in January 2022.[18]

Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Brendan Corey 500 m 41.097 3 Did not advance 21
1000 m 1:23.908 2 Q DSQ Did not advance 15

Skeleton

Main articles: Skeleton at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Skeleton at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Nick Timmings Men's 1:03.76 25 1:02.83 24 1:01.78 20 Did not advance 3:08.37 25
Jaclyn Narracott Women's 1:02.05 2 1:02.29 3 1:01.79 3 1:02.11 4 4:08.24 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Snowboarding

Main articles: Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification
Freestyle
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Matthew Cox Men's big air 56.25 19.00 13.75 70.00 28 Did not advance
Men's slopestyle 34.46 39.98 — 39.98 26 Did not advance
Valentino Guseli Men's halfpipe 31.75 85.75 — 85.75 5 Q 75.75 79.75 79.75 79.75 6
Scotty James 88.25 91.25 91.25 2 Q 16.50 92.50 47.75 92.50 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Emily Arthur Women's halfpipe 62.50 19.75 — 62.50 14 Did not advance
Tess Coady Women's big air 74.00 54.75 62.25 136.25 7 Q 85.00 29.75 8.50 114.75 9
Women's slopestyle 55.98 71.13 — 71.13 8 Q 82.68 55.98 84.15 84.15 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Snowboard Cross
Athlete Event Seeding 1/8 final Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank
Cam Bolton Men's 1:17.92 8 1 Q 4 Did not advance 13
Adam Dickson 1:18.56 15 3 Did not advance 21
Jarryd Hughes 1:20.48 28 4 Did not advance 29
Adam Lambert 1:17.56 17 3 Did not advance 22
Josie Baff Women's 1:25.11 14 3 Did not advance 18
Belle Brockhoff 1:24.72 18 2 Q 2 Q 2 FA 4 4
Cameron Bolton
Belle Brockhoff 		Mixed team — 3 Did not advance =9
Adam Lambert
Josie Baff 		— 4 Did not advance =13

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify to next round; FA - Qualify to medal final

See also

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