Global sports fans have expressed disbelief over Australia’s record Winter Olympics success, as the nation topples northern hemisphere heavyweights in the medal tally.

Danielle Scott’s silver medal win at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics delivers Australia its sixth medal. Scott’s silver is the first medal Australia has won in aerials since Lydia Lassila's bronze and David Morris' silver in 2014 ( ABC ).

Indra Brown has the chance to put the seal on a landmark Winter Olympics for Australia with a medal after reaching the freeski halfpipe final at Milan-Cortina

Australia has won five medals at Milan Cortina, making the 2026 Games the nation's most successful Winter Olympics to date.

Mari Fukada as scans show she suffered a bruised sternum in the nasty crash

Australia’s most successful Winter Olympics represents remarkable bang for taxpayers’ dollars.

With Matt Graham’s bronze medal Sunday in men’s dual moguls, however, Australia has already clinched its best-ever Winter Olympics with five medals including golds in men’s moguls, women’s dual moguls and women’s snowboard cross. There’s a good chance the Aussies will add more hardware this week.

For a sport that exists on the outermost margins of our national consciousness, it’s a long road back to the Winter Olympics. But there is a glimmer of hope.

Currently, the world's best winter sport athletes are over in Italy competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina. There are gold medals on the line, and men and women who have trained for th