Australia is celebrating a standout campaign at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, with the nation already securing five medals in northern Italy, with a record three of them gold.
There are 53 competitors representing Australia, our second-largest contingent ever.
Australia's three gold, one silver and one bronze medals so far have been won across freestyle skiing and snowboarding events.
So, who has brought home a medal, and how do the results compare to recent Winter Olympics performances?
Jakara Anthony makes history with two golds
Jakara Anthony struck gold in the women's freestyle ski dual moguls on Sunday, becoming the first Australian Winter Olympian to win two gold medals.
The 27-year-old added the dual moguls title to her women's moguls gold in Beijing in 2022, cementing her place in Australian sporting history.
"To have my friends and family here for it, to be the first ever dual moguls gold medal at the Olympics, to be the first Australian to have two gold medals, and to have been able to overcome the adversity of the other day and bounce back and put down that performance, this one is special for a whole lot of other reasons," Anthony said.
Josie Baff claims her first Olympic gold
Josie Baff, 23, captured her first Olympic medal with gold in the women’s snowboard cross on Friday.
Baff edged out Czech competitor Eva Adamczyková by just 0.04 seconds in a thrilling final.
"To have my name called out and the national anthem played is truly crazy," Baff said after her win. "I would like to say that I can't believe it but I kind of can. I feel like I deserve it."
Cooper Woods delivers first gold of the Games
Cooper Woods started Australia's medal tally in Milano-Cortina with gold in the men's freestyle ski moguls on Thursday.
The 25-year-old posted a score of 83.71, tying with Canada's Mikaël Kingsbury. Woods was ultimately awarded gold thanks to a superior technical turn score.
"To be at the top of the leaderboard after [the second final] … I am amazed that I got it done. It's not often that you get one over Mikaël, so I'll take it when I can," Woods said.
Scotty James earns silver in halfpipe
Veteran snowboarder Scotty James added a silver medal in the men’s snowboard halfpipe, scoring a personal best 93.50.
The 31-year-old fell on the final trick of his third run, finishing just 1.50 points behind Japan’s gold medallist Yuto Totsuka.
"The next 24 hours I’ll probably have a bit of a cry, but I'll be happy as well because representing the country and winning a medal is unbelievable, and I'm really proud of that," James said.
Matt Graham adds bronze to medal haul
Matt Graham secured bronze in the men's freestyle skiing dual moguls on Sunday, bringing Australia's medal count to five.
The podium finish marked Australia's third moguls medal of the 2026 Games and added to Graham's status as a two-time Olympic medallist.
"It was so special at the end when I was about to step on the podium and I could see [wife] Jess and [daughter] Ada, my mum, dad and brother, and that made me tear up a little bit and it was a very emotional moment," Graham said.
With multiple events still to come, Australia's athletes are continuing to build on what is already shaping up to be one of the nation's most successful Winter Olympic campaigns.
What about previous years?
There is still a week of events to go, but Australia is already outperforming previous years.
At the 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games, the contingent earned one gold, two silvers and a bronze.
At both the 2018 PyeongChang Games and the 2014 Sochi Games, Australia won two silvers and a bronze, while in Vancouver in 2010, the team brought home two golds and a silver.
The Games, which started on 7 February, run until 23 February.
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