Global sports fans have expressed disbelief over Australia’s record Winter Olympics success, as the nation topples northern hemisphere heavyweights in the medal tally.

Danielle Scott’s silver medal win at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics delivers Australia its sixth medal. Scott’s silver is the first medal Australia has won in aerials since Lydia Lassila's bronze and David Morris' silver in 2014 ( ABC ).

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With the Winter Olympics in full swing, Americans have appeared to only just discover one of the most famous tales in Australian sporting history. Australia has been in the spotlight at the Milano-Cortina Games thanks to the nation’s best ever performance on the snow and ice.

Australian Danielle Scott has wiped away tears as she revealed her heartbreak after ordering her family to stay away before winning a silver medal. Danielle Scott has wiped away tears after winning silver in the women’s aerials finals on Wednesday night.

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With Matt Graham’s bronze medal Sunday in men’s dual moguls, however, Australia has already clinched its best-ever Winter Olympics with five medals including golds in men’s moguls, women’s dual moguls and women’s snowboard cross. There’s a good chance the Aussies will add more hardware this week.

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Jakara Anthony brought another freestyle-skiing gold medal to Australia on Saturday, winning in the Winter Olympics debut of dual moguls, the wilder and more unpredictable cousin of moguls skiing that has been in the Games for decades.

In this most tension-filled Winter Olympic sport, it's no wonder tears are a by-product of both success and failure. Thankfully for Dani Scott, this time she was crying tears of pure joy.