A 15-year-old leads Australia’s gold medal charge as Olympic team unveiled

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Five teenagers are among the 53 athletes who will represent Australia at the upcoming Olympics in Milano Cortina, as the country attempts to break its record for most medals won at a Winter Games.

The team, which includes gold medal favourites Scotty James, Bree Walker and 15-year-old Indra Brown, will be the country’s second-biggest in Winter Olympics history with 27 athletes set to make their Olympic debut in February.

15-year-old Australian Indra Brown is currently the world No.1 in freeski halfpipe.

Australian athletes have won 26 world cup medals so far in the 2025-26 season, including 13 gold medals, putting the country in prime position to win its most medals, and most gold medals, at a single Winter Games since they began participating in 1936.

The most medals Australia has won at a single Winter Olympics is four – one gold, two silver and one bronze – in Beijing.

Brown, who has stunned the freestyle skiing world by winning three medals in four world cups – including gold in Calgary – said she was excited to be part of the Olympic experience.

“It’s pretty special to be the youngest athlete for Australia at Milano Cortina,” Brown said.

“I started dreaming about being an Olympian in 2022 after seeing Jakara Anthony win gold in Moguls. It was super inspirational and just gave me a lot of passion and desire to do it as well.

“I’m really excited just to get this experience that not many people are able to experience in their lifetime.”

If Brown wins a medal she will be Australia’s youngest Winter Olympics medallist. That record is currently held by Steven Bradbury, who was 20 years and 133 days old when he won bronze in 1994.

The other teenagers competing for Australia are Ally Hickman, Amelie Haskell, Daisy Thomas and Abbey Wilson.

Star snowboarder James will be competing at his fifth Olympics Games at Milano Cortina, where he is chasing that elusive gold medal after winning bronze in Pyeongchang and silver in Beijing.

Monobob athlete Walker is also favourite to win gold after claiming victory at three world cup events this season.

Jakara Anthony with her gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022.

Meanwhile, moguls skier Anthony will be defending her Olympic gold on the slopes in Italy.

“I’ll probably be classified as a veteran now,” Anthony said.

“Each Winter Games has been a different experience for me. My first one was going in with no real expectations and then second one was going in as a gold medal favourite.

“These ones will be going in as the defending champion. There’s a lot to learn on the way and things keep coming up that surprise me. I’m sure in these last few weeks there’s still a lot more to learn.”