Canberra Winter Olympian and World Champion aerial skier, Laura Peel caught up with Canberra Daily to chat about all things Olympics, female representation in sport, and falling in love with yoga.
The ACT Ice Sports Federation says Australia's performance at the Winter Olympics has boosted local interest in sports such as curling, fuelling demand for a proposed new ice sports centre in Tuggeranong.
Australian teenager Valentino Guseli is setting no limits on how high he can go in the Olympic final of the men's halfpipe after qualifying in fifth place.
After Aussie mixed doubles Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt’s qualification for the Beijing Winter Olympics – Australia’s first-ever participation in Olympic curling – interest in the sport across Australia has grown sky-high. And nowhere more so than in Canberra.
The sunny climes of Brisbane - and about a 50 degree temperature swing from icy Beijing - is where mogul skier Jakara Anthony honed her Olympic gold medal-winning run.
Laura Peel says its an honour to carry the Australian flag in the Olympics opening ceremony and won't let the pressure affect her push for an aerials medal.
Australia's Winter Olympics team have been hit by a positive COVID-19 test while alpine skier Madi Hoffman will miss the Games after suffering a serious knee injury.
