The Australian team finished 23rd on the medal tally in Pyeongchang.
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Measuring the success of the Australian team at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang may still be aligned to the ambitious Winning Edge targets.
Snowboarding is one of just two Winter Olympic sports to receive funding under Winning Edge.
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It’s not out of reach for the Australian Winter Olympic team to meet the Winning Edge targets of a top-15 finish on the medal tally.
The Australian Sports Commission’s John Wylie has reignited discussions about a UK-style lottery system to fund sport in Australia.
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Proposals to introduce a national sport lottery system in Australia are not new.
In Rio, only 12 sports contributed to the final medal haul.
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Australia finished tenth on the medal table in the Rio 2016 Games, well below what the nation’s latest funding strategy had led people to expect.
Will the Winning Edge strategy impact sport participation and limit sports’ abilities to develop Olympic champions?
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Australia has had a good start to the Rio Olympics. But does that mean that the strategy created in response to Australia’s poor Olympic performance in 2012 is working?