The 25-year-old was up against all-time greats Mikael Kingsbury of Canada and Japan's Akuma Horishima, but rose to the occasion.

Our Ask Me Anything team look at how Australia have fared over the years at the Winter Olympics.

Cooper Woods came into the 2026 Winter Olympic Games ranked 22nd in the World Cup rankings in moguls. But in finding his purpose, he roared to a glorious gold medal.

Cooper Woods's moguls gold puts Australia ahead of powerhouses Canada and China on the official Winter Olympics medal tally, despite having fewer medals overall.

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — A big upset in men's moguls at the Milan Cortina Olympics was decided by a razor-thin margin. Hardly a margin at all, really. Unheralded Australian freestyle skier Cooper Woods snatched the gold medal away from the sport's most decorated skier,

If Olympic medals were handed out for acts of bravery, Australia’s new skiing sensation Cooper Woods would have already been crowned champion long before his historic victory at Milano Cortina.

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.

Australia is celebrating its first gold medal at the Milano Cortina Games after Cooper Woods shocked the world to win the men’s moguls in one of the biggest upsets in Winter Olympics history.

Australian snowboarder Cam Bolton suffered a broken neck in an accident while training at the Winter Olympics in Italy. The 35-year-old snowboard cross specialist crashed on Monday and reported worsening neck pain after waking up on Tuesday,

Australian snowboarder Cam Bolton was airlifted to the hospital after breaking his neck while training for the 2026 Winter Olympics

Cam Bolton is resting after the accident. He fell Monday and complained of worsening pain the next day, when a trip to the hospital identified two fractures.

Italy's Francesca Lollobrigida and Sweden's Frida Karlsson became the fourth and fifth athletes to win multiple gold medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Thursday.