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Valentino Guseli gets snowboard big air wildcard, leaps into final at Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics

6 February 2026

Valentino Guseli only found out he had been added to the big air field a couple of hours before the competition start after a rival's injury, but still found a way to make it to the final.

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New Zealand has made an epic start to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy
	6 Feb: New Zealand has made an epic start to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy... more

Australians in Japan say ski fields are safe after spate of deaths
	5 Feb: Australians working in Japan's ski fields say while the sport has unpredictable risks, there are ways to be prepared.... more

Australian man Michael 'Micky' Hurst dies in Japan while skiing
	5 Feb: Michael Hurst had a medical episode and died on the slopes in Hokkaido, making it three Australians in total that have died in Japan this year.... more

Scotty James wins fifth-straight X-Games superpipe gold ahead of Milano Cortina Games
	25 Jan: Scotty James has matched snowboard legend Shaun White by claiming his eighth superpipe gold medal at the X-Games Aspen 2026, making him a sure favourite for Olympic gold in Milano Cortina next month.... more

Luca Harrington is the back-to-back champion in the men's ski slopestyle at the X Games in Aspen
	25 Jan: Luca Harrington is the back-to-back champion in the men's ski slopestyle at the X Games in Aspen... more

Skier Alice Robinson has finished 13th at the latest giant slalom World Cup event in Italy as the build-up to next month's Winter Olympics continues
	21 Jan: Skier Alice Robinson has finished 13th at the latest giant slalom World Cup event in Italy as the build-up to next month's Winter Olympics continues... more

New Zealand Giant Slalom skiing star Alice Robinson isn't switching focus despite surprise showings in a different discipline
	11 Jan: New Zealand Giant Slalom skiing star Alice Robinson isn't switching focus despite surprise showings in a different discipline... more

A major career breakthrough for teenage snowboarder Dane Menzies
	11 Jan: A major career breakthrough for teenage snowboarder Dane Menzies... more

Snowboarder Cam Melville Ives has finished down in 12th in the halfpipe at the latest World Cup event in Aspen
	10 Jan: Snowboarder Cam Melville Ives has finished down in 12th in the halfpipe at the latest World Cup event in Aspen... more

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06 Feb: Valentino Guseli gets snowboard big air wildcard, leaps into final at Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics ++++++++++++

05 Feb: Australian man Michael 'Micky' Hurst dies in Japan while skiing ++++++++++++

12 Feb: Snowboarder Cam Melville Ives has finished eighth in qualifying to advance to the final of the halfpipe at the Milan-Cortina Olympics +++++++++

09 Feb: She may have topped qualifying - but snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott's indicating she still has a couple of surprises up her sleeve for tomorrow morning's Big Air final at the Winter Olympics +++++++++

07 Feb: What you need to know about skiing in Japan and how to keep yourself safe on the slopes +++++++++

08 Feb: Kiwi skiers Luca Harrington and Ben Barclay are through to the freeski slopestyle final at the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina ++++++++

25 Jan: Scotty James wins fifth-straight X-Games superpipe gold ahead of Milano Cortina Games ++++++++

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22 Feb: Six races, six golds - klaebo's historic olympics (BBCWorld)

22 Feb: Norwegian star wins sixth gold medal (Sydney Morning Herald)

22 Feb: Avalanches kill five in austrian alps, officials say (BBCWorld)

21 Feb: Olympics: ben harrington qualifies for freestyle skiing men's freeski halfpipe final (RadioNZ)

20 Feb: Concern for skier after nasty crash (Sydney Morning Herald)

20 Feb: 'just have a crack': aussie shines in surreal olympic skimo debut (Sydney Morning Herald)

19 Feb: The newest olympic sport has the oldest history – and is a window into the future (Sydney Morning Herald)

19 Feb: Norwegian superstar clinches record-equalling gold (Sydney Morning Herald)

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