Slopestyle bronze for Fitch

by AOC

Australia's snowboarding star Alex Fitch won bronze in the Winter Youth Olympic slopestyle competition on Day 7 of the Games in Innsbruck.

Day 6 Wrap

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Day six was a small yet giant day for the Australian Winter Youth Olympic Team. Alpine skier Greta Small was the only Aussie in action competing in the women's giant slalom, finishing 13th.

Day 4 Wrap

by Alice Wheeler / AOC

Day 4 of the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympics saw the Aussie ice hockey stars Sam Hodic and Sharnita Crompton in the individual skills challenge as well as Lachlan Porter in biathlon.

Ferlazzo finishes Games on a high

by Alice Wheeler / AOC

Alex Ferlazzo from Townsville competed in the luge at the 2012 Innsbruck Youth Olympics, finishing 19th out of 25 with his whole family there to see him.

Alex Fitch Halfpipe Finals

by Alice Wheeler / AOC

Alex Fitch came fourth in the snowboard halfpipe final at the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games.

Super Sunday - Day 3 Wrap

by Andrew Reid / AOC

Alex Fitch led the way for Australia on Super Sunday with her fourth in the snowboard halfpipe. There will plenty of other great performances to get excited about.

Awesome jerseys and Sam's first snow

Sam Hodic has never seen snow before. He and Sharnita Crompton are thrilled with their Australian Olympic jerseys.

First Aussies in action - Day 2 Wrap

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On the first day of Winter Youth Olympic competition in Innsbruck, Austria, Australian snowboarder Alexandra Fitch finished 4th in the Halfpipe qualification rounds to secure a place in the semi final and alpine skier and Australian Flagbearer Greta Small finished seventh in her Super G final. Thomas Waddell (freestyle ski) and Harry Laidlaw (alpine) were also in action.

Three flames light the sky

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The Olympic flames are lit that represent the games from 1964, 1976 and 2012 during the Winter Youth Olympic Games Opening Ceremony at the Bergisel Stadium on January 13, 2012 in Innsbruck, Austria.

Chantelle on ice

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Figure skater Chantelle Kerry talks about her routines, hopes and expectations for the Winter Youth Olympics.

The Winter Youth Olympic Village

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The Youth Olympic Village will be home to 1600 people during the inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria. The Aussies are stoked to have moved in and showed the media around!





Innsbruck 2012 Opening Ceremony

The Opening Ceremony for the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympics took place on Friday 13 January at the picturesque Bergisel Stadium.

Innsbruck 2012 Team Welcome

The 2012 Australian Winter Youth Olympic Team were officially welcomed to the Games at a function in the picturesque town of Hall, just outside of hos…

Innsbruck 2012 Athlete Selections

The first of Australia's athletes were selected for the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in an event at Sydney's Canterbury Ice Rink.

Aussies prepare for the YOG

Check out the Australian Winter Youth Olympic Team in action preparing for the inaugural Winter Youth Olympics.

Olympic History Secondary Resource Videos

Explore the media extracts from the movie Australia at the Olympic Games, as part of the Olympic history secondary resource.

London 2012 Videos

The countdown to the London 2012 Games is on! Australia hopes to send a team of 420 athletes to the Games and it promises to be an extraordinary Olymp…