annually by the Australian Amateur Ice Racing Council encourages interstate competition in short track speed skating. Short-track speedskater Steven Bradbury won the 1,000 m event at the 2002 Winter Olympics. He was the first Australian, and first individual from the Southern Hemisphere, to win a Winter Olympic gold medal and was also part of the short track relay team that won Australia's first Winter Olympic medal (a bronze in 1994). Australia at the Winter Olympics Australia first competed in the Winter Olympic Games in 1936 and has taken part in every Winter Olympics since 1952. Australia first entered an ice hockey team in the 1960 Winter Olympics. It won its first Winter Olympic medal, a bronze, in 1994, and became the only southern hemisphere country to win Winter Olympic gold in 2002. Australia has competed in every Winter Paralympic Games, and has won medals at every Winter Paralympics since 1992. Australian medals at the Winter Olympic Games Australian medals at the Winter Paralympic Games See also Sport in Australia Ice Hockey Australia Australian Ice Hockey League Australian Women's Ice Hockey League Australian Junior Ice Hockey League Skiing in Australia Skeleton sport in Australia Skiing in Victoria Duke Trophy References Goodwill Games 2001 - Figure skating The Sports Factor - interview with Will Alstergren 2005 International Masters Ski Jumping Championships report Retrieved 2 February 2006. "Australia and the Olympic Games" by Harry Gordon. "Steven Bradbury: Last Man Standing" by Gary Smart and Steven Bradbury , 2005. Australian alpine geographical name derivations Australian skiing history Australia