Australia participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A team of forty athletes was selected to compete in eleven sports. The Chef de Mission was Ian Chesterman who has held the position since the 1998 Winter Olympics.
Australia achieved its at the time best ever results, winning two gold medals; in the women's aerials (Lydia Lassila) and women's snowboard halfpipe (Torah Bright); and a silver in the men's moguls. This would later be surpassed in the 2026 Olympics.
Medalists MedalNameSportEventDate Torah Bright Snowboarding Women's halfpipe 18 February Lydia Lassila Freestyle skiing Women's aerials 24 February Dale Begg-Smith Freestyle Skiing Men's moguls 14 February
Alpine skiing
AthleteEventTimeRankCraig BranchMen's downhill1:57.1934Men's super-G1:32:8929Jono BrauerMen's downhill1:58.0839Men's super-G1:32:9230
Biathlon
AthleteEventFinalTimeMissesRankAlexei AlmoukovMen's sprint30:57.9487
Bobsleigh
AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TimeRankChris SpringDuncan Harvey (heats 1 and 2)Anthony Ryan (heat 3)Two-man53.1454.4153.18DNQ2:40.7322Jeremy RollestonDuncan PughTwo-manDNFDNSJeremy RollestonDuncan PughDuncan HarveyAnthony RyanFour-manDNSAstrid Loch-WilkinsonCecilia McintoshTwo-woman54.8554.6655.16DNQ2:44.6719
Cross-country skiing
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankEsther BottomleyWomen's sprint4:05.1250Did not advance50Paul MurrayMen's sprint3:52.9655Did not advance55Ben Sim15 km freestyleN/A35:48.64530 km pursuitN/A1:23:25.847Paul MurrayBen SimMen's team sprint19:57.010N/ADid not advance20
Figure skating
Athlete(s)Event//Total Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points RankCheltzie LeeLadies' N/A52.161886.0020138.1620
Freestyle skiing
Men's team – aerials and moguls AthleteEventQualifyingFinalPoints 663RankPointsRankDale Begg-SmithMoguls25.034 Q26.58Ramone CooperMoguls21.1127Did not advanceDavid MorrisAerials221.0213Did not advance Men's team – ski cross AthleteEventQualifying1/8 finalQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankRankRankRankFinalRankScott KnellerSki cross1:13.8512 Q2 Q2 Q3 qSmall Final37 Women's team – aerials and moguls AthleteEventQualifyingFinalPointsRankPointsRankBritteny CoxMoguls19.8723Did not advanceJacqui CooperAerials162.9911 Q194.295Elizabeth GardnerAerials164.6010 Q86.7012Lydia LassilaAerials167.559 Q214.74Bree MunroAerials143.4618Did not advance Women's team – ski cross AthleteEventQualifying1/8 finalQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankRankRankRankFinalRankKatya CremaSki cross1:20.1917 Q2 Q3Did not advance15Jenny OwensSki cross1:19.8015 Q2 Q3Did not advance13
Luge
AthleteEventFinalsRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TimeRankHannah Campbell-PeggWomen's singles42.52742.57042.60642.5192:50.22223
Short track speed skating
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRankingTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTatiana BorodulinaWomen's 500 metres44.9013 did not advance21Women's 1000 metres1:32.5091 Q1:32.4652 Q1:29.6633 QBFinal B1:32.66147Women's 1500 metres2:27:4082 QN/A2:21.6174 QBFinal B2:43.051311Lachlan HayMen's 1000 metres1:26.1324Did not advance26
Skeleton
AthleteEventFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalRankAnthony DeaneMen's54.55 54.12 54.68DNQ2:43.4523Melissa HoarWomen's54.73 54.48 54.4854.533:38.2212Emma Lincoln-SmithWomen's54.28 54.4154.5454.403:37.6310
Snowboarding
Halfpipe AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalsFinalsRun 1Run 2RankRun 1Run 2RankRun 1Run 2RankTorah BrightWomen's41.345.81 QFBye5.945.0Holly CrawfordWomen's38.639.57 QS17.341.71 QF23.930.38Scott JamesMen's7.628.212Did not advanceBen MatesMen's28.329.69 QS3.627.511Did not advance
Parallel giant slalom AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsTimeRankOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeRankJohanna ShawWomen's1:26:1019Did not advance19
Snowboard cross AthleteEventQualification1/8 finalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsTimeRankRankRankRankRankDamon HaylerMen's1.21.8192 Q4Did not advance10Stephanie HickeyWomen's1:35.2618Did not advance18Alex PullinMen's1.20.1513Did not advance17
Speed skating
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2FinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSophie MuirWomen's 500 metres39.6493139.400271:19.0429Women's 1000 metresN/A1:18.7930
See also Australia at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
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