| Australia at the 2022 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | AUS |
| NOC | Australian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022 | |
| Competitors | 43 (21 men and 22 women) in 10 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Brendan Kerry Laura Peel |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Sami Kennedy-Sim |
| Medals Ranked 18th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Australia competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2]
The Australian team consisted of 43 athletes (21 men and 22 women), competing in 10 sports. This marked a decrease of seven athletes from 2018.[3] Alpine skier Madison Hoffman was selected but withdrew due to an ACL injury.[4] Brendan Kerry and Laura Peel were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[5] Freestyle skier Sami Kennedy-Sim was the closing ceremony flagbearer.[6][7]
The use of Simplified Chinese stroke count placed it antepenultimate in the Parade of Nations before the host nation of the next Winter Olympics (Italy) and the host nation (China) as it takes sixteen (16) strokes to write the first character (澳) of its Chinese name, more than any other participating country.
On 12 February, Jaclyn Narracott's silver medal in women's skeleton gave Australia its fourth medal at the games, breaking the nation's record for total medals won at a single Winter Olympics.
- ^ "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ Robinson, Georgina (23 January 2022). "Australia's winter Olympians target bronze, silver and gold". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, Australia. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Alpine skier Madison Hoffman ruled out of Beijing Olympics after suffering leg injury". Australian Olympic Committee. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Smale, Simon (20 February 2022). "Sami Kennedy-Sim named Australia's flag-bearer for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics closing ceremony". ABC News (Australia). Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.