Milano Cortina 2026
In Switzerland, they won a goat. Now these Aussie curlers want an Olympic medal
Dean Hewitt and Tahli Gill spend two-thirds of the year abroad to chase their dreams - not to mention the financial expenses. It could all be about to pay off.
- Vince Rugari
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‘A game changer’: AOC builds for Brisbane 2032 with $50 million backing of Australian athletes
The Australian Olympic Committee will dip into its $200 million war chest for new retirement grants and return to sport payment for mothers.
- Chris Barrett
‘Exhausting and disheartening’: The other side of life as a Winter Olympian
Fundraising has become a stalwart for Australia’s Winter Olympians as they attempt to qualify for the 2026 games in Italy.
- Billie Eder and Frances Howe
Is your favourite TV show back next year? Here’s everything on our screens in 2026
All the local broadcasters have bet big on their areas of expertise – aka ratings winners – while the ABC is doing the heavy lifting in scripted drama.
- Louise Rugendyke
Nick has spent $400,000 on this Olympic sport. It doesn’t exist in Australia
Nick Timmings is aiming for his second Winter Olympics in skeleton – a sport where athletes go head-first down an ice track, reaching speeds of up to 140km/h.
- Billie Eder
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