Unfortunately Australia did not secure a Wild Card entry in biathlon for the Olympic Winter Games at PyeongChang 2018, however we’re already planning for the Beijing Games in 2022!
In the meantime, we’ll be following the biathlon events at PyeongChang, which begin with the Women 7.5 km Sprint at 10pm tonight AEDT.
Big shout out to the Australian Olympic Team for PyeongChang 2018, especially the our skinny ski cousins in the cross country events, which also begin today!
Here’s some Australian Olympic Team 2018 info, retrans from http://www.pyeongchang2018.olympics.com.au, check out detailed team info there and #GoAUS! :
Team Size
The Australian Olympic Team for PyeongChang is made up of 51 athletes (check them all out here>>>).
This is the 2nd largest Australian Olympic Team at a Winter Games behind Sochi 2014 (60).
Gender Breakdown
There are 28 men and 23 women on the Team.
PyeongChang is Winter Olympic Games number XXIII (23)
5th Olympic Games
Lydia Lassila (Freestyle Skiing – aerials)
4th Olympic Games
Holly Crawford (Snowboard – halfpipe)
3rd Olympic Games
David Morris
Britt Cox
Scotty James
Alex Pullin
Barbara Jezersek (twice for Slovenia)
2nd Olympic Games – 24
Olympic rookies – 20
Olympic Medallists
Lydia Lassila – Vancouver 2010 gold, Sochi 2014 bronze
David Morris – Sochi 2014 silver
Current World Champions
Britt Cox – 2017
Scotty James – 2017
Youth Olympians
Greta Small – Innsbruck 2012
Harry Laidlaw – Innsbruck 2012
Emily Arthur – Lillehammer 2016
Age of the Team
Average age = 25 23 and under = 22 (43.1%)
Indigenous Athletes
Harley Windsor – Australia’s first indigenous Winter Olympian
Where the athletes were born
NSW 21
VIC 14
QLD 4
WA 3
SA 1
ACT 1
Overseas 7
Athlete relations on the 2018 Team
– Callum Watson (cross country skiing) and Aimee Watson (cross country skiing) – brother/sister
Athletes with Olympian relatives
Jackie Narracott (skeleton): Paul Narracott (uncle) – 1984 Los Angeles (athletics) & 1992 Albertville (bobsleigh)
Brendan Kerry (figure skating): Monica McDonald (mother) – 1984 Sarajevo (figure skating)
Prior medals won
Before PyeongChang 2018, Australia has won 5 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze in Winter Olympic competition.