Australian 2026 Winter Olympic Team Named

January 23rd, 2026
Scotty James heading for his fifth winter games and is looking for gold. Photo: Thredbo

Mountainwatch | Press Release

53 athletes will represent Australia at the Olympic Winter Games in Milano Cortina this February. This is the second largest Australian Team ever and largest for 12 years. 

With 62.3% women, this is by far the most women Australia has had on a Summer or Winter Games Team.

Five of the six medallists from the past two Games have been successfully selected – defending Olympic Champion Jakara Anthony (Moguls), Scotty James (Snowboard Halfpipe), Matt Graham (Moguls), Tess Coady (Snowboard Big Air/ Slopestyle) and Jarryd Hughes (Snowboard Cross).

Five teenagers are on the Team including Indra Brown, the soon-to-be 16-year-old world number one in Freeski Halfpipe, Ally Hickman (Snowboard Slopestyle/Big Air), Amelie Haskell (Snowboard Halfpipe), Daisy Thomas (Slopestyle/Big Air) and Abbey Wilson (Snowboard Cross).

Australians will compete in Aerial Skiing, Alpine Skiing*, Biathlon, Bobsleigh, Cross Country Skiing, Figure Skating, Freeski (Cross, Halfpipe, Slopestyle, Big Air), Luge, Mogul Skiing, Short Track Speed Skating, Skeleton, Ski Mountaineering and Snowboard (Cross, Halfpipe, Slopestyle, Big Air).

Freeskier Daisy Thomas, one of five teenagers in the team. Daisy will be competing in Slopestyle and Big Air. Photo: AOC

This once-in-a-generation cross-section of talent is a credit to Snow Australia, Biathlon Australia, Bobsleigh & Skeleton Australia, Ice Skating Australia, Luge Australia, Australian Ice Racing and the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia. The hard work of all their officials and volunteers has made these Olympic dreams come true.

A total of 27 athletes will make their Olympic debut.

“It’s pretty special to be the youngest athlete for Australia at Milano Cortina,” first-time Olympian and Melbourne schoolgirl Indra Brown said.

“I started dreaming about being Olympian in 2022 after seeing Jakara Anthony win gold in Moguls. It was super inspirational and just gave me a lot of passion and desire to do it as well. I’m really excited just to get this experience that not many people are able to experience in their lifetime.”

With exactly two weeks to go, the Australian Team enters the Games in white hot form with 26 World Cup medals so far across the 2025/26 World Cup season including 13 gold medals.

Snowboard cross athletes Josie Baff and Adam Lambert grew up the same street in East Jindabyne. Josde is currently ranked number two and Adam number one the 2025/26 World Cup tour. Photo: OWIA

Eleven different Australian athletes have won medals across seven different disciplines, with Bobsleigh world number two Bree Walker stockpiling five medals.

“I’m sure it’ll be our best Team yet, and we’re aiming to get the most medals that we have so far,” world number two Snowboarder Valentino Guseli said.

Australia’s Beijing 2022 Team secured the nation’s greatest ever Winter Olympic medal haul with four medals – one gold, two silver and one bronze.

“Whether you’re talking about Aerials, Moguls, Halfpipe, Snowboard Cross, or Bobsleigh, we now have many regular World Cup podium performers. This is a well-rounded Team of fierce competitors on snow and ice,” Australian Winter Olympic Team Chef de Mission Alisa Camplin AM OLY said.

Laura Peel winning the Olympic test event in Livigno last year. Livigno wil be the location for the freestyle and park and pipe events. Photo: Hocking/OWIA

The 2026 Team features hometown heroes from the Australian coastline to the Snowy Mountains, with four athletes from Jindabyne – including sisters Abbey and Charlotte Wilson competing in Snowboard Cross and Moguls respectively.

“Our athletes call Barwon Heads, Townsville, Warrandyte, Ararat and Leonora home. No matter where you grow up, you can successfully pursue a Winter Olympic dream in Australia,” Camplin said.

“There is such a unique blend of youth and experience in Australia’s 2026 Winter Olympic Team. It’s iconic to have Scotty James at his fifth Games; balanced by an exciting pipeline of young talent including five teenagers.

“What I love and admire most about our Winter Team is the camaraderie and support they lend each other every day. They’ve created an optimistic, focused, fun and very humble Team culture; like a family. I am so proud of them, and I hope all their dreams come true in Milano Cortina.”

Matt Graham, silver medalist in the 2018 games,  is heading for his fourth Winter Olympics. Photos: OWIA/ Hocking

Aerial skier Laura Peel, winner of the Olympic Test Event, is the veteran of the team at 36; along with Australia’s most experienced Milan Olympian, Scotty James at his fifth Games.

James and Matt Graham enter the Games as new dads. Just like her dad, 2006 Olympian Cameron Morton, biathlete Darcie Morton makes her debut in Italy- they are the first father-daughter duo to represent Australia at the Winter Olympics.

“It is the best feeling in the world,” Aerial skier Danielle Scott said upon her fourth Olympic Team selection.

“Coming from a sunburnt country like Australia we really are defying the odds. To be doing so well in a Winter sport is something special. To think this is my fourth Olympics is another childhood dream come true.

“Australia’s got such a rich history in Winter sports and to see these young guns coming through and following in our footsteps is everything we could be hoping for.”

The Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games run from February 6 – 22. Australians are expected to compete on every day of the Games.

Check out the full team here.

* NOTE: The AOC has obtained three quota places in the Alpine Skiing discipline (two Women’s, one Men’s). The Australian Winter Olympic Team selections for both the Women’s and Men’s Alpine Skiing disciplines are subject to appeals by non-nominated athletes. The AOC will provide an update on final selections.