Australia competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Malcolm Milne, who won an international downhill race at Val d'Isère, France in 1970, almost fell during the downhill race, denying him a chance at an Olympic medal. Alpine skiing Men Speed skating See also Australia at the Winter Olympics References External links Australia NOC Olympic Winter Institute of Australia "Australians at the Olympics: A definitive history" by Gary Lester (suspected errata listed in Errata/0949853054) "2002 Australian Winter Olympic Team Guide" PDF file "The Compendium: Official Australian Olympic Statistics 1896-2002" Australian Olympic Committee (Inconsistencies in sources mentioned in Wikibooks:Errata/0702234257) Nations at the 1972 Winter Olympics 1972 Winter Olympics Winter sports in Australia 1972 in Australian sport