| Noc: | AUS |
| Nocname: | Australian Olympic Committee |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Date: | 19–26 February |
| Games: | Asian Winter Games |
| Location: | Sapporo and Obihiro |
| Competitors: | 30 |
| Sports: | 3 |
| Flagbearer: | Deanna Lockett (Opening Ceremony)Jakara Anthony (Closing Ceremony) |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Australia competed in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from 19 to 26 February.[1] [2] The event marked the debut of the country at the Asian Winter Games, however its athletes were not eligible to win any medals, as the team was classified as guest competitors.[3]
Australia's team of 30 athletes (18 men and 12 women) competed in three sports (eight disciplines).[3] [4] [5] [6] The team consisted mostly of developmental athletes, mixed with some who were expected to qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.[7] [8]
Short track speed skater Deanna Lockett was the country's flagbearer during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony.[9]
The following table lists the Australian delegation per sport and gender.
| width=200 | Sport ! | width=60 | Men ! | width=60 | Women ! | width=60 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Biathlon | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Cross-country skiing | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Figure skating | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| Freestyle skiing | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Short track speed skating | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Speed skating | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Snowboarding | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 12 | 30 |
See main article: Alpine skiing at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. Australia's alpine skiing delegation consists of two athletes, one male and one female.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Liam Michael | Men's lalom | ||||||
| Men's giant slalom | |||||||
| Zanna Farrell | Women's slalom | ||||||
| Women's giant slalom | |||||||
See main article: Biathlon at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. Australia's biathlon team consists of four athletes, two men and two women.[5]
See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. Australia's cross-country skiing team consists of three athletes, two men and one woman.[5] Casey Wright finished third in the Women's sprint classical.
See main article: Figure skating at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. Australia's figure skating team consists of six athletes.[10]
| Athlete(s) | Event | / | / | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||||
| align=left | Men's | ||||||||
| Kailani Craine | align=left | Ladies | |||||||
| Paris Stephens / Matthew Dodds | align=left | Pairs | |||||||
| Matilda Friend / William Badaoui | align=left | Ice dancing | 42.56 | 6 | 63.42 | 6 | 105.98 | 6 | |
See main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. Australia's freestyle skiing team consists of four athletes, two men and two women.[5]
See main article: Short track speed skating at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. Australia's short track speed skating team consists of six athletes, five men and one woman.[5]
See main article: Speed skating at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. Australia's speed skating squad consists of one male athlete.[5]
See main article: Snowboarding at the 2017 Asian Winter Games. Australia's snowboarding team consists of four athletes, two men and two women.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Nicholas Masjuk | 1:02.51 | 19 | 50.02 | 17 | 1:52.53 | 17 | |
| 51.80 | 19 | 42.66 | 15 | 1:34.46 | 15 | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Christian De Oliveira | 55.61 | 10 | 46.12 | 9 | 1:41.73 | 10 | |
| 44.06 | 12 | 37.09 | 8 | 1:21.15 | 9 | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Millie Bongiorno | 1:01.55 | 6 | 53.58 | 8 | 1:55.13 | 8 | |
| 49.40 | 8 | 43.12 | 7 | 1:32.52 | 8 | |||