AOC Media Centre - 2006 Torino

Dale Begg-Smith's Olympic campaignsDale Begg-Smith won gold for Australia at the 2006 Torino Olympic Winter Games in the men's moguls and a silver in the same event at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games. Dale will compete at his third Games and chase a third medal in Sochi. Follo

Steele - Skeleton StarMichelle Steele made history when she was the first woman to compete in Skeleton for Australia at the Olympics, at the Torino 2006 Games. Eight years later she is set to compete at her second Games in Sochi,

Over the years- Olympic gold medallist Torah BrightTorah Bright is Australia's equal most successful Winter Olympian with a gold in the Halfpipe in Vancouver 2010 and a silver in Halfpipe at the Sochi 2014 Olympics. Bright has a 7th place from the Slopestyle and made the quarter-finals in Snowboard Cross.

Holly Crawford in picturesHaving competed at Torino in 2006 and Vancouver in 2010, Sochi 2014 will be Holly's third Olympic Winter Games in the sport of Snowboard Halfpipe. See Holly's Olympic campaigns in pictures.

Jacqui CooperJacqui Cooper will compete at her fifth Olympic Games in Vancouver. The aerial skiier holds the record for the most number of individual World Cup wins, with 24.

Best of Torino 2006 - Speed SkatingThe sport of short track speed skating originates from the speed skating events held with mass starts

Best of Torino 2006 - SnowboardThe Turino Games in 2006 saw the debut of Snowboard Cross, consisting of four riders executing moves

Best of Torino 2006 - Ski JumpingAt the 2006 Winter Olympics, only men compete in this sport. A petition was rejected by the IOC on November 29, 2006 though women's ski jumping will be included in the 2009 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Liberec, Czech Republic

Best of Torino 2006 - SkeletonMichelle Steele and Shaune Boyle competed in the skeleton events for Australia

Best of Torino 2006 - Short Track Speed SkatingAhn Hyun-Soo from South Korea won a medal in each event including three golds

Best of Torino 2006 - Nordic CombinedThe sport was included at the 1924 Winter Olympics, in the town of Chamonix and has been on the programme ever since

Best of Torino 2006 - LugeAs German lugers have dominated every competition since 1964, they stood at the top of the medal table once again

Best of Torino 2006 - Ice HockeyThe men's Ice Hockey competition was won by Sweden, and the women's competition was won by Canada

Best of Torino 2006 - Freestyle SkiingDale Begg-Smith won gold in the men's mogul event and Alisa Camplin the bronze medal in the women's aerials event

Best of Torino 2006 - Figure SkatingFigure skating has developed from a practical way to get around on ice into the elegant mix of art and sport it is today

Best of Torino 2006 - CurlingA few days before the 2006 Winter Games began, the IOC confirmed that the curling competition at the 1924 Winter Olympics was an official event, and not a demonstration event as many authoritative sources had previously claimed.

Best of Torino 2006 - Cross Country SkiingCross-country skiing has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since the first Winter Games in 1924. The women's events were first contested at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Best of Torino 2006 - BobsleighGermany won all tree gold medals at the Cesana Pariol venue

Best of Torino 2006 - Alpine SkiingAlpine skiing consisted ten events, held at Sestriere and Cesana-San Sicario, Italy