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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 ).

Australia has its sixth medal at this year’s Winter Olympic Games after Danielle Scott won silver in the aerials, becoming the first Australian to medal in the event since Lydia Lassila bronze in 2014.

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.

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Australia has won five medals at Milan Cortina, making the 2026 Games the nation's most successful Winter Olympics to date.

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.

Gaon Choi stuns Chloe Kim, and Josie Baff makes Aussie history — catch some of the standout moments from the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.

Jakara Anthony brought another freestyle-skiing gold medal to Australia, winning in the Olympic debut of dual moguls, the wilder and more unpredictable cousin of moguls skiing that has been in the Games for decades.

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.

As anxiety builds 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.