Australia has posted their best ever results at the Winter Olympics after two gold medals and one silver medal in Vancouver.
Included in Australia's medal haul was NSWIS athlete Torah Bright, who claimed gold in the women's snowboard half-pipe at Cypress Mountain. Bright's second run in the final was flawless, scoring 45.0 points to take gold ahead of two American competitors.
NSWIS athletes also contributed to four other top 10 finishes at the Games. Scott Kneller finished seventh in the men's ski cross, Holly Crawford finished eighth in the women's snowboard half-pipe, Emma Lincoln-Smith finished 10th in the women's skeleton, and Damon Hayler finished 10th in the men's snowboard cross.
There were also a number of promising signs for Australia's Winter Olympic future. NSWIS youngsters Britteny Cox and Cheltzie Lee finished 23rd in the women's freestyle moguls, and 20th in the women's figure skating program, respectively. Cox, at 15, is Australia's youngest Olympian in 50 years, while Lee performed outstandingly at 16 to finish in the top 20 at her debut Games.
Other excellent results from the Games include luger Hannah Campbell-Pegg matching her personal Olympic best finish of 23rd, Alex Almoukov and Ben Sim both performing strongly in the biathlon and cross country, respectively, and Jenny Owens and Katya Crema making the quarter-finals of the women's ski cross.
Jono Brauer and Craig Branch continued their representation of Australia at the highest level despite a number of setbacks, while former European handball athlete Anthony Deane finished 23rd in the men's skeleton in his debut Games. Ramone Cooper was brave in his effort of finishing 27th in the men's freestyle moguls after a knee injury only two weeks out from competition severely hampered his build up.
Despite their best preparations, it was a Games to forget for bobsleighers Jeremy Rolleston and Duncan Harvey. Rolleston unfortunately crashed out in his only competition, the two man bobsleigh, while Harvey sustained an injury during training and could only compete for one day.