# Australia at the 2017 Asian Winter Games

Australia competed in the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo and Obihiro, Japan from 19 to 26 February. The event marked the debut of the country at the Asian Winter Games, however its athletes were not eligible to win any medals, as the team was classified as guest competitors.
Australia's team of 30 athletes (18 men and 12 women) competed in three sports (eight disciplines). The team consisted mostly of developmental athletes, mixed with some who were expected to qualify for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.
Short track speed skater Deanna Lockett was the country's flagbearer during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony.

## Competitors

The following table lists the Australian delegation per sport and gender.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Biathlon | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Cross-country skiing | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Figure skating | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Freestyle skiing | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Short track speed skating | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Speed skating | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Snowboarding | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 18 | 12 | 30 |

## Alpine skiing

Australia's alpine skiing delegation consists of two athletes, one male and one female.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Liam Michael | Men's lalom | | | | | | |
| Liam Michael | Men's giant slalom | | | | | | |
| Zanna Farrell | Women's slalom | | | | | | |
| Zanna Farrell | Women's giant slalom | | | | | | |

## Biathlon

Australia's biathlon team consists of four athletes, two men and two women.

### Men

* Jeremy Flanagan
* Damon Morton

### Women

* Jillian Colebourn
* Darcie Morton

## Cross-country skiing

Australia's cross-country skiing team consists of three athletes, two men and one woman. Casey Wright finished third in the Women's sprint classical.

### Men

* Jackson Bursill
* Ben Sim

### Woman

* Casey Wright

## Figure skating

Australia's figure skating team consists of six athletes.
| Athlete(s) | Event | SP/SD | SP/SD | FS/FD | FS/FD | Total | Total |
| Athlete(s) | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Brendan Kerry | Men's | | | | | | |
| Kailani Craine | Ladies | | | | | | |
| Paris Stephens / Matthew Dodds | Pairs | | | | | | |
| Matilda Friend / William Badaoui | Ice dancing | 42.56 | 6 | 63.42 | 6 | 105.98 | 6 |

## Freestyle skiing

Australia's freestyle skiing team consists of four athletes, two men and two women.

### Men

* Ben Matsumoto
* Cooper Woods-Topalovic

### Women

* Jakara Anthony
* Sophie Ash

## Short track speed skating

Australia's short track speed skating team consists of six athletes, five men and one woman.

### Men

* Pierre Boda
* Denali Blunden
* Keanu Blunden
* Alex Bryant
* Andy Jung

### Woman

* Deanna Lockett

## Speed skating

Australia's speed skating squad consists of one male athlete.

### Men

* Joshua Capponi

## Snowboarding

Australia's snowboarding team consists of four athletes, two men and two women.

### Alpine

| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Nicholas Masjuk | Men's giant slalom | 1:02.51 | 19 | 50.02 | 17 | 1:52.53 | 17 |
| Nicholas Masjuk | Men's slalom | 51.80 | 19 | 42.66 | 15 | 1:34.46 | 15 |
| Christian De Oliveira | Men's giant slalom | 55.61 | 10 | 46.12 | 9 | 1:41.73 | 10 |
| Christian De Oliveira | Men's slalom | 44.06 | 12 | 37.09 | 8 | 1:21.15 | 9 |
| Millie Bongiorno | Women's giant slalom | 1:01.55 | 6 | 53.58 | 8 | 1:55.13 | 8 |
| Millie Bongiorno | Women's slalom | 49.40 | 8 | 43.12 | 7 | 1:32.52 | 8 |

### Halfpipe

* Holly Crawford – halfpipe