Australian Winter Olympic team in Beijing: Every NSW athlete at the 2022 Games, facts, milestones, TV

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NSW athletes dominate the Australian Winter Olympic team to compete in Beijing.

They live near the beach, on the north and south coast and leafy Sydney suburbs but have made the mountains and colder climes their field of dreams.

They range from teenagers and debutants to multiple athletes heading to their third Winter Olympics for Australia.

Meet the NSW athletes heading to the Beijing Winter Olympics to wear their green and gold, where they hails from and the events they will race at the upcoming Games.

Also check out the facts, figures and milestones being achieved by our guns.

Females out number men in the 44-strong team with 23 named, including Australia’s first ever female curler Tahli Gill and figure skater Kailani Craine, who both hail from NSW.

Australian snowboarder Belle Brockhoff is one of our best known Olympians form NSW.

AUSTRALIAN TEENAGERS AT BEJING WINTER OLYMPICS

Valentino Guseli (Snowboard Halfpipe) is 16.

Hugo Hinckfuss (Cross-Country Skiing) is 18

Josie Baff (Snowboard Cross) is 19

Abi Harrigan (Freestyle Skiing) is 19

AUSTRALIAN MILESTONES AT BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS 2022

#Britt Cox and Scotty James have joined a group of just six previous Australian winter athletes to have attended four or more Games.

#Phil Bellingham is at his third Games in Cross Country Skiing, equalling the most by an Australian with Anthony Evans (1992-1998) and Esther Bottomley (2006-2014).

#Brendan Kerry at his third Games in Figure Skating is equalling the most by an Australian with Cameron Medhurst (1984-1992), Danielle Carr-McGrath (1992-1998) and Stephen Carr (1992-1998).

#Alex Ferlazzo’s third Olympic appearance in the Luge is the most by an Australian.

#Sami Kennedy-Sim third Olympic appearance in the Ski Cross is the most by an Australian.

#Jackie Narracott selected for her second Games in Skeleton equals the most by an Australian.

Australia's Brendan Kerry performing during the men's free skating event of the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn.

AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TEAM FACTS AND FIGURES

#Sophie Ash (Moguls) and Gabi Ash (Aerials) are the first sisters to compete on the same Australian Winter Olympic Team.

#Sami Kennedy-Sim (Freestyle Skiing) is coached by her husband and former Winter Olympian Ben Sim.

#Australia will compete in 10 sports/disciplines: Bobsleigh, Skeleton, Luge, Curling, Freestyle Skiing, Short Track Speed Skating, Figure Skating, Cross-Country Skiing, Alpine Skiing and Snowboard.

#The only events Australia will not compete in are Biathlon, Ice Hockey, Ski Jumping, Speed Skating and Nordic Combined.

#Australia is competing for the first time in Curling.

#The average age of the team is 25.43 years.

#NSW’s Valentino Guseli (Snowboard Halfpipe), aged 16 years 315 days when he competes, is the fifth youngest ever male selected.

#In all, around 2800 athletes will compete from 90 plus countries with 109 medal events in 15 disciplines.

#Beijing becomes the first city to host both a Winter and Summer Olympics

#There will be seven new events: women’s monobob, freestyle skiing big air (men’s and women’s), and mixed team events in short track speed skating team relay, ski jumping, freestyle skiing aerials and snowboard cross

AUSTRALIAN BEIJING WINTER OLYMPIC SNOWBOARDERS FROM NSW

Josie Baff, 19, is making her Games debut in Snowboard Cross. Hails from East Jindabyne.

Belle Brockhoff, 29, is competing at her third Olympic Games (2014, 2018) in Snowboard Cross. Hails from Byron Bay

Adam Dickson, 26, is making his debut in Snowboard Cross. Hails from Jindabyne.

Germany's Paul Berg (L) and Australia's Adam Lambert (R) competing in a Snowboard Cross World Cup.

Jarryd Hughes, 26, is competing at his third Games (2014, 2018) in Snowboard Cross and hails from Greenwich

Adam Lambert, 24, is competing at his second Olympics (2018) in Snowboard Cross and hails from Jindabyne

Emily Arthur, 22, is competing in her second Olympics (2018) in Snowboard Halfpipe and hails from Woronora Heights

Valentino Guseli 16, is the youngest named to the team to date.

Valentino Guseli, 16, is making his Winter Olympic debut in Snowboard Halfpipe and hails from Dalmeny.

Matthew Cox, 23, is making his Olympic debut in Snowboard Slopestyle & Big Air and hails from Stanwell Park.

Olympic skier Sami Kennedy-Sim is heading to her third Olympics.

AUSTRALIAN BEIJING WINTER OLYMPIC FREESTYLE SKIERS FROM NSW

Abi Harrigan, 19, is making her Olympic debut in Half-pipe, Slopestyle & Big Air and hails from Jindabyne.

Sami Kennedy-Sim, 33, is competing at her third Olympic Games (2014 and 2018) in Freestyle Skiing Women’s Ski Cross and hails from Manly.

AUSTRALIAN BEIJING WINTER OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATERS

Kailani Craine, 23, is competing at her second Olympics in women’s Single Skating and hails from Waratah.

Brendan Kerry, 27, is competing at his third Olympics (2014, 2018) in men's Single Skating and hails from Carlingford.

Danielle Scott training in Australia before heading overseas in the lead-up to Beijing.

AUSTRALIAN BEIJING WINTER OLYMPIC FREESTYLE AERIAL SKIERS FROM NSW

Danielle Scott, 31, is competing at her third Olympics (2014, 2018) in Freestyle Skiing

Women’s Aerials and hails from Freshwater Beach

AUSTRALIAN BEIJING WINTER OLYMPIC CURLER FROM NSW

Tahli Gill, 22, is making her Winter Olympic debut in curling and hails from Eastwood.

AUSTRALIAN BEIJING WINTER OLYMPIC CROSS COUNTY SKIER FROM NSW

Hugo Hinckfuss, 18, is making his Olympic debut in Freestyle Sprint, 15km Classic & Team Sprint, and hails from Cammeray.

AUSTRALIAN BEIJING WINTER OLYMPIC ALPINE SKIER FROM NSW

Madi Hoffman, 21, is making her debut in Beijing in Alpine Skiing Giant Slalom & Slalom and hails from Sydney.

Moguls skier Matt Graham training in the Australian heat.

AUSTRALIAN BEIJING WINTER OLYMPIC MOGULS SKIERS FROM NSW

Taylah O’Neill, 27, is competing at her second Olympics (2014) in Freestyle Skiing Women’s Moguls and hails from Hunters Hill

Matt Graham, 27, is competing at his third Winter Olympics in Freestyle Skiing Men’s Moguls and hails from Narara

James Matheson, 26, is competing at his second Games (2018) in Freestyle Skiing Men’s Moguls and hails from Camperdown

Cooper Woods, 21, is making his Winter Olympic debut in Freestyle Skiing Men’s Moguls and hails from Pambula Beach.

BEIJING OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES TV

TV: The games are live, free and in HD and start February 4 on Seven and 7plus

Originally published as Australian Winter Olympic team in Beijing: Every NSW athlete at the 2022 Games, facts, milestones, TV