The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) has congratulated Australian athletes and officials on their record-breaking performance at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
Chair of the ASC, Josephine Sukkar said Australia’s winter athletes had overcome enormous challenges and thrived on the world stage.
“We’re always building for the future, so preparations for the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics are already under way and we’ll confirm funding by the end of 2022,” Ms Sukkar said.
“With the Government’s support, we’re now able to give sports greater certainty and clarity to build for a full Games cycle,” she said.
Ms Sukkar said this was a huge vote of confidence for the Australian high-performance system, the sports and the athletes.
“Beyond funding, the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) will continue to support our winter sports and athletes in areas of innovation and technology, medicine and sport science, wellbeing and community engagement, coaching and leadership,” she said.
Minister for Sport, Richard Colbeck said Beijing had provided an inspirational two weeks of sport, culminating with an Australian record four medals — one gold, two silver and one bronze.
“Mogul skier, Jakara Anthony (pictured) broke through to claim Australia’s first gold medal at the Winter Olympics in 12 years, but it was one of many wonderful performances that show how we’re continuing to evolve in winter sports and challenging the world’s best,” Senator Colbeck said.
“We now look forward to our Australian Paralympic team competing in Beijing next month,” he said.
