Valentino Guseli takes bronze and NZ’s Campbell Melville Ives silver
More medals in bobsleigh and snowboard cross ahead of Milan-Cortina Games
Snowboard king Scotty James has dazzled to reign supreme in the last World Cup halfpipe event before the Olympics, where he’ll be seeking an elusive gold medal.
On a big day for Australia’s Olympic hopes, James sent a clear message to rivals as he won the prestigious Laax Open in Switzerland for a third consecutive time and fifth time in total, while young countryman Valentino Guseli was third.
Summer storms on Australia’s east coast have claimed one life and threatened dozens more as flood waters rise.
Residents and holidaymakers have been told they can return back after being evacuated Narrabeen Lagoon in Sydney’s northern beaches overnight on Saturday, while a landslide damaged three homes and injured at least one woman 20km north, at Great Mackerel beach.
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