Australia at the 2014 Winter Paralympics

The Australian Team's performance was affected by the death of para-snowboarder Matthew Robinson just prior to the Games, and injuries to Cameron Rahles-Rahbula and Joany Badenhorst forcing them to withdraw from their events.

[2] Three team members – Toby Kane, Cameron Rahles-Rahbula and Mitchell Gourley undertook wind tunnel testing at Monash University in 2013 to assist them in determining their optimal aerodynamic position whilst skiing.

[8] The Australian Paralympic Committee announced that it cost AUD $1.5 million fund the Sochi campaign, with $200,000 of the budget still outstanding.

[12] The team included three medallists from previous Winter Paralympics: Jessica Gallagher, Toby Kane and Cameron-Rahles-Rahbula.

[11] Cameron Rahles-Rahbula, competing at his fourth Winter Paralympics, was named as the Australian flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony.

[5] At Opening Ceremony, the entire Australian team of nine athletes, coaches, medical staff and administration officials wore the black arm bands to remember Matthew Robinson, who had recently died as a result of a skiing accident.

Melissa Perrine was disqualified after the slalom leg of the Super combined for wearing a visor, which was taped to her helmet, to keep rain from her goggles.

Jason Hellwig, CEO of the Australian Paralympic Committee described it as "mindnumbingly-dumb mistake" as it was not picked up by relevant team officials.

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation showed a daily 30 minutes highlights program twice a day, and also streamed the alpine skiing and ice hockey live on its Grandstand website.

"[12] Chris Nunn, Chef de Mission, pointed to the future by stating that "We really need to focus on having good-quality athletes who are robust and have financial support to get overseas.

Kane and Dutch snowboarder Bibian Mentel-Spee were named winners of the Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award, which is presented at every Paralympic Games for outstanding performances and overcoming adversity.

Ben Tudhope was given the honour of carrying the flag for Australia at the Closing Ceremony
The Australian Team marches at the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games, led by flagbearer Cameron Rahles-Rahbula.
Melissa Perrine and her guide Andy Bor in the women's Downhill at the 2014 Winter Paralympics