Australian monobob athlete Bree Walker.Credit: Getty Images
Bree Walker: The 33-year-old has come off an astonishing world cup season where she won three gold, a silver and a bronze in the women’s monobob. Walker finished fifth at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, but has since changed her head coach and push coach, which has helped turn her into a gold medal contender. She will also compete in the two-woman bobsleigh with Kiara Reddingius.
What she said: “I can confidently say, hand on heart, I’m in the best shape of my life and best headspace of my life, and I’m really excited to go out there and see what it produces.”
Date and time she competes (AEDT)
- Women’s monobob heat 1 and 2, February 15, 8pm
- Women’s monobob heat 3 and 4, February 17, 5am
Australian Olympic snowboarder Scotty James after winning X-Games gold in Aspen last month.Credit: Getty Images
Scotty James: The five-time Olympian is trying to complete his Olympic medal set in Livigno after winning bronze in PyeongChang in 2018 and silver in Beijing in 2022. James heads to the Olympics in career-best form, after winning gold in the X-Games in Aspen – his fifth straight victory – with a switch backside 1440, making him the first person to perform the trick in X-Games history.
What he said: “From an accolade perspective, and having a stone left unturned, the gold is definitely [what I want], it’s the obvious choice if I were to be fully transparent.”
Date and time he competes (AEDT)
- Men’s halfpipe qualifying, February 12, 5.30am
- Men’s halfpipe final, February 14, 5.30am
Defending Olympic champion, and Australian flag-bearer, Jakara Anthony.Credit: Getty Images
Jakara Anthony: Defending Olympic champion Jakara Anthony heads into Milano Cortina as world No.1 and a hot favourite to go back-to-back in the women’s moguls. An Australian has never defended their Olympic gold at Winter Games, which means Anthony is trying to make history with a victory in Livigno.
Loading
What she said: “Being completely honest, of course, I would like to be in that position and take home another gold medal. But we’ve got a field of 30 girls out there, with most of them trying to achieve the same thing. So, it’s not going to be an easy feat. We’ve done everything that we can to put me in the position where I can put down the run that I’m capable of, and then hopefully the result comes from that.”
Date and time she competes (AEDT)
- Women’s moguls qualifying, February 11, 12.15am
- Women’s moguls qualifying, February 11, 9pm
- Women’s moguls final, February 12, 12.15am
- Dual moguls, February 14, 8.30pm
The Winter Olympic Games will be broadcast on the 9Network, 9Now and Stan Sport.
