5h agoSat 14 Feb 2026 at 8:33am
Aussies in action on day eight
Here are how the Australians are faring on day eight of the Winter Olympic Games (all times AEDT)
Moguls: Women’s dual moguls — Jakara Anthony 🥇
Emma Bosco eliminated in the 1/8 finals; Charlotte Wilson eliminated in the 1/16 finals
Cross-country: Ellen Søhol Lie, Phoebe Cridland, Rosie Fordham and Maddie Hooker 14th in women’s 4×7.5km relay🥇🥈🥉
Alpine skiing: Harry Laidlaw in the men’s giant slalom second run at 11:30pm 🥇🥈🥉
Biathlon: Darcie Morton in women’s 7.5km sprint at 1:30am🥇🥈🥉
Short track speed skating: Brendan Corey in the men’s 1,500m quarterfinal at 6:15am
22m agoSat 14 Feb 2026 at 1:23pm
Swede curlers accuse Canada of cheating
(AP)
Curling’s international governing body says it will have officials monitoring for rule violations during the rest of the competition after Sweden’s men’s team accused Canada of cheating in a tense round-robin game.
Tensions boiled over when Brad Jacobs’s Canada beat Sweden 8-6, with Niklas Edin’s rink alleging their opponents were double touching the stone during the contest.
World Curling has introduced electronic handles on stones at the Games, which flash red if players are still making contact with the stone beyond the hog line — the point where curlers must let go during delivery.
However, the sensor for detecting violations is in the handle, with Sweden claiming Canada’s players were touching the granite, where there are no sensors.
“It is not possible for World Curling to have game umpires positioned to observe all hog lines for every stone delivery,” World Curling said in a statement.
“However, beginning with the Saturday afternoon session, two officials will move between all four sheets and observe deliveries.”
After Sweden and Canada asked officials to keep an eye on their opponents’ deliveries early on, there was a heated exchange between the teams’ thirds Marc Kennedy and Oskar Eriksson towards the end of the game.
Eriksson told Kennedy he would show him a video replay of him touching the stone repeatedly.
The Canadian responded with an expletive.
“World Curling spoke with the Canadian officials to issue a verbal warning regarding the language used by a Canadian men’s player during the game,” World Curling said.
“During that meeting it was made clear to those officials that further inappropriate behaviour … would result in additional sanctions.”
Curling Canada CEO Nolan Thiessen said it was a poor choice of words from Kennedy.
“I think [it was] heat of the moment,” Thiessen told reporters.
“Something was said in his ear which got him going. Head games get played in a lot of sports and things get said in competitive sport and I think this was one of those situations.
“Do I wish Marc didn’t drop an F-bomb? Yeah.”
— Reuters
48m agoSat 14 Feb 2026 at 12:57pm
Aussies 14th in cross-country ski relay
Australia has finished a credible 14th in the women’s 4×7.5km relay on the cross-country program.
The Aussies quartet of Ellen Søhol Lie, Phoebe Cridland, Rosie Fordham and Maddie Hooker registered a time of 1:25:06.1.
Norway (1:15.44.8) won gold, ahead of Sweden (1:16.35.7) and Finland (1:16.59.5).
1h agoSat 14 Feb 2026 at 12:38pm
Laidlaw completes second run
Harry Laidlaw has wrapped up his giant slalom campaign.
The Aussie recorded 1:13.38 in his second run.
As the second stage of the competition has only just started, it will be a while before we learn Laidlaw’s final placing.
1h agoSat 14 Feb 2026 at 12:32pm
Aussie show ain’t over yet!
What is insane is how much Aussie talent we still have to come! And best Aussie Winter Games yet already, pfft HOLD MY GLASS OF WATER!
– Sal
I hear ya, Sal!
1h agoSat 14 Feb 2026 at 12:29pm
Laidlaw preparing for second run in giant slalom
(Reuters)
Australia’s Harry Laidlaw is not far away from his second run in the men’s giant slalom.
Laidlaw clocked 1:18.52 to be 28th in the first run.
He will start third in the order for the second dig.
Brazil’s Lucas Pinheiro Braathen topped the standings after the first run, with a time of 1:13.92.
1h agoSat 14 Feb 2026 at 11:54am
Aussies feeling the pride after Anthony’s triumph
Omg you were amazing proud Aussie well deserved hon 💚💛🇦🇺🏆
– Debrachirichilli
1h agoSat 14 Feb 2026 at 11:54am
Praise for Anthony
Congratulations Jakara Anthony! You’re clearly the best Moguls skier in the world – this gold will take a some of the angst out of the disappointment in individual final.
– Mike
1h agoSat 14 Feb 2026 at 11:53am
Anthony ‘baffled’ after winning gold
(AP)
Jakara Anthony has spoken with the Nine Network after winning gold in the women’s dual moguls.
Anthony admitted she was a bit shocked after having to overcome the disappointment of not winning gold in the singles moguls as defending champion earlier this week.
That’s crazy. I’m even just more baffled to be here after the other day.
It’s been such an emotional roller coaster the last few days.
(AP)
Anthony says she knew she needed to re-group after finishing eighth in the singles final.
There’s been a lot of tears shed over the last few days and a lot of excitement.
We’ve (Australia) had a couple more gold medals, but it was just hanging in the back of my mind like, ‘Well, we’ve got one more crack at this and then it’s another four-year wait’.
The way we were able to go about today was just phenomenal and to build throughout the day, It was tricky [out] there.
I’m just so proud of what we were able to achieve.
(AP)
Anthony feels it may take some time to sink in that she’s a two-time Olympic gold medallist.
It’s really crazy when you look at it like that.
I’m just riding the high of this one right now. I can’t even think about the fact that I have two. This is really special.
2h agoSat 14 Feb 2026 at 11:36am
Anthony celebrates famous victory
2h agoSat 14 Feb 2026 at 11:30am
The women’s dual moguls medallists
(Reuters)
1. Jakara Anthony (AUS) 🥇
2. Jaelin Kauf (USA) 🥈
3. Elizabeth Lemley (USA) 🥉
2h agoSat 14 Feb 2026 at 11:25am
All hail Jakara!
(Getty Images)2h agoSat 14 Feb 2026 at 11:07am
ANTHONY WINS GOLD!!!!
(Reuters)
JAKARA ANTHONY WINS GOLD!!!!
WHAT A PERFORMANCE FROM THE AUSSIE!!
Anthony defeat American Jaelin Kauf to win her second Olympic gold medal.
She is the first Australian athlete to win two Winter Olympic golds.
Australia has now won three gold medals at the Milano Cortina Games, the first time it has achieved the feat in Winter Olympic history.
Anthony scored a 20-15 triumph over Kauf, who also claimed silver in the women’s singles moguls.
The Australian showed impressive resolve to bounce back from her eighth-place finish in the singles event, having arrived at the Games as the defending champion.
Anthony will enjoy a slice of history — she is the first Olympic gold medalist in the dual moguls, which is making its Games debut in Italy.
2h agoSat 14 Feb 2026 at 11:04am
Here we go …
Jakara Anthony and Jaelin Kauf are in the gates …
2h agoSat 14 Feb 2026 at 10:52am
Anthony through to Big Final!
JAKARA ANTHONY IS THROUGH TO THE BIG FINAL!
Anthony will compete for gold against American Jaelin Kauf.
The Australian defeated moguls gold medallist Elizabeth Lemley in their semifinal.
Lemley recorded a DNF, while Anthony posted a total score of 35.
The American took a tumble late in her run, as Anthony cruised over the finish line.
3h agoSat 14 Feb 2026 at 10:39am
Anthony through to semis!
Great news for Jakara Anthony!
The Aussie is into the semis after defeating Olivia Giaccio of the US in their quarterfinal.
Anthony was over the finish line first, 0.61 ahead of Giaccio, and she was scored 20-15 by the judges.
She will face American Elizabeth Lemley, who won the singles gold earlier in the Games.
3h agoSat 14 Feb 2026 at 10:26am
Anthony to meet US rival in quarters
The dual moguls quarterfinals are coming up soon.
Jakara Anthony (red course) will face off with American Olivia Giaccio (blue course) in the last eight, with a semifinal berth up for grabs.
3h agoSat 14 Feb 2026 at 10:19am
Anthony advances to quarterfinals
(Getty)
Jakara Anthony moves through to the next stage of the women’s dual moguls.
A clean run on the blue course helped give the Aussie a 27-8 victory over Canada’s Jessica Linton (red course) in their 1/8 final.
3h agoSat 14 Feb 2026 at 10:15am
Dual moguls scoring
How do they do the scoring of dual moguls?
– Bec
Athletes are judged on three criteria: turns, air and speed.
There are seven judges, with each having five possible votes to compare the athletes on the red and blue courses.
According to the official Winter Olympics website, the judges use voting combinations of 5-0, 4-1, 3-2, 2-3, 1-4, or 0-5.
Getting across the line first doesn’t guarantee victory, as speed only accounts for a portion of the total score.
3h agoSat 14 Feb 2026 at 10:11am
Bosco eliminated from dual moguls
Australia’s Emma Bosco has exited the women’s dual moguls in the 1/8 finals.
Bosco — on the red course — went down to singles silver medallist Jaelin Kauf (blue course), who had a bye in the first round.
Kauf is through to the quarterfinals, triumphing 29-6 on the final total scores.
