Australia at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics explained

Noc:AUS
Nocname:Australian Olympic Committee
Games:Winter Youth Olympics
Year:2012
Location:Innsbruck
Competitors:13
Sports:8
Flagbearer:Greta Small[1]
Rank:28
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:2
Appearances:auto

Australia competed at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck. The chef de mission of the team was former Olympic champion Alisa Camplin, the first time a woman is the chef de mission of any Australian Olympic team. The Australian team consisted of 13 athletes in 8 sports.[2]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
19 Jan
19 Jan

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics. Australia has qualified one boy and one girl.[2]

Boys

AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2TotalRank
Harry LaidlawSlalom43.2641.301:24.5617
Giant slalomDNFalign="center"-align="center"-align="center"-
Super-GDSQalign="center"-
Combined1:06.69DNFalign="center"-align="center"-

Girls

AthleteEventFinal
Run 1Run 2TotalRank
Greta SmallSlalom43.8340.411:24.247
Giant slalom59.561:00.341:59.9013
Super-G1:06.527
Combined1:06.1338.071:44.2013

Biathlon

See main article: Biathlon at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics. Australia has qualified one boy.[2]

Boys

AthleteEventFinal
TimeMissesRank
Lachlan PorterSprint26:21.1450
Pursuit44:31.3949

Cross country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics. Australia has qualified one boy and one girl.[2]

Sprint

AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
TotalRankTotalRankTotalRankTotalRank
Alex GibsonBoys' sprint1:56.4940did not advance
Lucy GlanvilleGirls' sprint2:12.4631did not advance

Figure skating

See main article: Figure skating at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics. Australia has qualified one girl.[2]

Freestyle skiing

See main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics. Australia has qualified one boy and one girl for the ski cross events. Australia has qualified an athlete in the boys' halfpipe event.[2]

Halfpipe
Ski cross
AthleteEventQualifyingQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
TimeRankPositionPositionPositionRank
Harry LaidlawBoys' ski cross57.434Cancelled4
Jack MillarBoys' ski cross59.4613Cancelled13
Claudia LeggettGirls' ski cross1:00.305Cancelled5

Ice hockey

See main article: Ice hockey at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics. Australia has qualified a boy and girl athlete for the skills challenge competition.[2]

Athlete(s)EventQualificationGrand final
PointsRankPointsRank
Sam HodicBoys' individual skills515did not advance
Sharnita CromptonGirls' individual skills175 Q17

Luge

See main article: Luge at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics. Australia has qualified one boy.[2]

Singles

Snowboarding

See main article: Snowboarding at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics. Australia has qualified one girl.[2]

AthleteEventQualifyingSemifinalFinal
Run 1Run 2RankRun 1Run 2RankRun 1Run 2Rank
Alexandra FitchGirls' halfpipe61.2567.004 q82.0087.501 Q75.2560.754
Girls' slopestyle59.2577.753 Q69.7542.50

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.innsbruck2012.com/en/newsroom/team_australias_flag_bearer_reveals_her_joy Team Australia's Flag Bearer reveals her joy
  2. http://corporate.olympics.com.au/games/innsbruck-2012 Innsbruck 2012 - Australian Team