Jindabyne star Josie Baff was brought to tears on the podium after she became the first Australian woman to win Olympic snowboard cross gold following a riveting photo finish at Milano Cortina.
Inspired by seeing her childhood friend Cooper Woods shock the world to win gold, Australian snowboarder Josie Baff blew her big-name rivals away to collect her own gold medal at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Baff knew fellow Aussie gold medalist Cooper Woods growing up, and said his victory a day earlier "sparked a little fire in me".
Gaon Choi stuns Chloe Kim, and Josie Baff makes Aussie history — catch some of the standout moments from the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.
The injury-ravaged Australian snowboard cross team earned an enormous boost with Josie Baff's Winter Olympic gold medal, with injured teammate Cam Bolton urging his teammate to keep the faith.
Australia's most successful Winter Olympics to date came in 2010 with a gold medal in women's snowboard halfpipe and women's ski aerials for Torah Bright and Lydia Lassila respectively, and a silver in men's moguls for Dale Begg-Smith.
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Winter Olympic Snowboarder Breaks Neck in Training Crash Just Days Before He Was Set to Compete
Australian snowboarder Cam Bolton was airlifted to the hospital after breaking his neck while training for the 2026 Winter Olympics
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Australia's Scotty James wants Olympic halfpipe gold badly. If he wins it, he'll do it his way
LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — The Olympic gold medal is the last and only thing missing from the resume of the man who might be snowboarding's final great renegade — Scotty James. The Aussie halfpipe rider wants it dearly.
Scotty James has fallen short of an elusive Olympic gold, instead claiming a second silver medal in the snowboard halfpipe.
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