AOC Media Centre - Freestyle Skiing

Ski Cross 4thAustralia's Harry Laidlaw after finishing fourth fastest in the qualifying run for the ski cross. Finals were cancelled because of weather so Harry finished 4th overall.

Athlete Gallery - Harry Laidlaw15-year-old Harry Laidlaw had the busiest schedule of all the Aussies at the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, competing in alpine skiing and ski cross.

Athlete Gallery - Claudia Leggett15-year-old Claudia Leggett from Brisbane is taking on the best in the world in the freestyle skiing discipline of ski cross.

Athlete Gallery - Jack MillarJack Millar from Wollongong in NSW is going head to head in the freestyle skiing discipline of ski cross at the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympics.

Halfpipe in KuhtaiAustralia's Thomas Waddell in the men's ski halfpipe qualification round at the Innsbruck 2012 venue of Kuhtai.

Family of fansThomas Waddell with his mum and brother before his ski halfpipe qualification at the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympics.

Flying highJindabyne's Thomas Waddell performs a trick in the ski halfpipe qualification runs on the first day of competition at the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympics.

Thomas in the crowd at KuhtaiThomas Waddell watches the snowboard halfpipe qualification action at the Innsbruck Youth Olympics.

Athlete Gallery - Thomas WaddellJindabyne's Thomas Waddell competed in ski halfpipe at the Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games.

Claudia ditches sun for snowQueenslander Claudia Leggett talks about how a girl from the sunshine state picked up skis and is heading to Innsbruck, Austria for the inaugural Winter Youth Olympics. Leggett talks about her interesting cross training and what she loves about competitive ski cross.

Claudia Leggett - Freestyle SkiingClaudia Leggett, the 15 year old Freestyle Skier from Brisbane QLD, is one of the first Australian Winter Youth Olympians to be selected for the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games to be held in Innsbruck, Austria.

Freestyle Skiing - Jack Millar16 year old Freestyle Skier Jack Millar from Wollongong NSW is one of the first Australian Winter Youth Olympians to be selected for the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games to be held in Innsbruck, Austria.

Australian Winter Youth Olympic Team Q&AQ&A session with seven of the first Australian athletes named in the Australian Winter Youth Olympic Team at the official Team Announcement at Canterbury Ice Rink on October 17, 2011. The athletes will travel to Innsbruck, Austria in January 2012 for the inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games (WYOG).

Australian Winter World ChampionsAustralia won a remarkable three gold medals at the 2011 Snowboard World Championships. Alex Pullin, Holly Crawford and Nathan Johnstone created history with the treble and joined an illustrious list of Australian Winter World Champions featured in this collection. Slopestyle ski star Anna Segal is the latest Australian Winter Champion, winning gold one month after the snowboarders on February 3, 2011.

Kirstie Marshall- first solo goldKirstie Marshall became the first solo Australian winter world champion when she won gold in moguls at the 1997 Freestyle World Ski Championships in Japan.

Jenny Owens: sportsmanshipWhy is sportsmanship important for elite athletes?

Jenny Owens: attitudeWhy is determination and a positive attitude important for doing well in life?

Jenny Owens: respectWho do you respect and admire?

Jenny Owens: individual responsibilityWhy is individual responsibility important for being a member of the Australian Olympic Team?

Jenny Owens: prideDoes pride ever become its own challenge? How might you overcome such situations?

Jenny Owens: express yourselfHow do you express yourself?

Jenny Owens: prideWhy is pride important for elite athletes?

Paul Murray: sportsmanshipWhat are some of the ways you show sportsmanship?

Moguls goldDale Begg-Smith on his way to gold in the dual moguls at the 2007 FIS Freestyle World Championships in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy.