Global sports fans have expressed disbelief over Australia’s record Winter Olympics success, as the nation topples northern hemisphere heavyweights in the medal tally.

Indra Brown has the chance to put the seal on a landmark Winter Olympics for Australia with a medal after reaching the freeski halfpipe final at Milan-Cortina

Australia has produced its best ever showing at a Winter Olympics, picking up a haul of five medals including three golds — and the rest of the world doesn’t know what to make of it. Cooper Woods got things started with a surprise gold in the men’s moguls — three Aussies made that final and Woods pipped Canadian moguls king Mikael Kingsbury for the gold because he had a better score on his turns.

Australian Danielle Scott has wiped away tears as she revealed her heartbreak after ordering her family to stay away before winning a silver medal. Danielle Scott has wiped away tears after winning silver in the women’s aerials finals on Wednesday night.

Mari Fukada as scans show she suffered a bruised sternum in the nasty crash

Surpassing previous Olympic medal hauls by Australian teams with the Milan-Cortina Games only at the halfway mark, team chef de mission Alisa Camplin has hailed the performance as "mind-blowing".

Australia's unseasonably warm conditions are the result of both natural drivers of our weather and continued global warming. Since early July, warmer and drier conditions have dominated, due to a high pressure system sitting stubbornly over Australia at the moment.

Jakara Anthony's dual moguls gold makes her Australia's first double Winter Olympic champion and adds a third win to the team's tally to make Milano Cortina the country's greatest Winter Games. Follow live.