Sponsors
Australian Olympic Committee Initiative
The AOC is a major supporter of, and leader in the further development of, Australian winter sports, and is providing a record level of investment to strengthen the winter sports system for athletes competing at the highest international level.
In 2005-2006, a total of $865,784 was allocated for program funding in the lead up to the Olympic Games.
The AOC has pledged to increase base funding to $750,000 in 2006/07 and $1 million per annum in 2008/09 and 2009/10.
Principal Partner
The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is a statutory authority of the Australian Government.. The ASC is governed by a board of commissioners appointed by the Australian Government, which determines the ASC's overall direction, decides on actual allocation of resources and policy for delegated decisions, and is accountable to the Minister for Sport and to Parliament.
The Australian Government supports winter sports through High Performance Grants given to the direct to the OWI and national federations.
Program Partner
The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is Australia's premier sports training institute, internationally acknowledged as a world's best practice model for high performance athlete development.
The AIS program support forms a solid foundation upon which the high performance programs are operated.
Commercial Partner
Karbon supplies custom-made outer wear and technical race wear to the OWI teams. Karbon is committed to providing the very best competition apparel to meet the extreme conditions faced by winter sports.
Commercial Partner of the Flying Kangaroos
Zimmer is a world leader in musculo skeletal heath, is an official sponsor of the Australian Aerial Skiing program ("The Flying Kangaroos").
State Institutes & State Associations
The Victorian Institute of Sport is an official program partner of the Aerial Skiing Program. The VIS also offers individual scholarships to selected winter sport athletes.
The New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) is an official program partnet of the Mogul Skiing, Ski Cross and Snowboard Cross Programs. NSWIS also offers individual scholarships to selected winter sport athletes.
Resorts
Mt Buller is the home resort of the OWI and Australian Aerial Skiing program.
Mt Buller has been a valuable supporter of Australian Winter Sport efforts since day one of the first institute program during 1994.
Perisher is the official resort and training base partner of the OWI Mogul Skiing and Halfpipe Snowboard programs.
Thredbo is the official resort and training base partner of the Australian Alpine Skiing program.
Snowbasin is the North American home resort of the OWI and Australian Aerial Skiing program ("The Flying Kangaroos").
North American Healthcare
About Ogden Regional Medical Center
This 239-bed hospital is ranked in the top 10 percent nationally in maternity care and among the top five hospitals in Utah for general surgery by HealthGrades, a national healthcare rating organization. It is the only two-time recipient of the Women's Health Excellence Award in Utah, also awarded by HealthGrades. Ogden Regional Medical Center earned five-star ratings from this leading organization for pulmonary embolism treatment and appendectomies. This MountainStar hospital is home to the most advanced da Vinci's Robotic Surgical System. www.ogdenregional.com
About Lakeview Hospital
Lakeview Hospital is a 128-bed, acute care facility that delivers a comprehensive range of premier patient services. Numerous specialties are offered at this community hospital including several that are unique to the area. Lakeview is well known for delivering high-quality orthopedic care, and is also home to a comprehensive wound care and hyperbaric oxygen treatment center. www.lakeviewhospital.com
About St. Mark's Hospital
Salt Lake City-based St. Mark's was Utah's first hospital when it opened in 1872. It is the only Utah hospital to sustain the HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence for three consecutive years. Ranked by Thomson Reuters as eight-time 100 Top Hospitals for cardiovascular care and five-time 100 Top Hospital overall. This hospital is ranked #1 in Utah for orthopedic and critical care services. http://www.stmarkshospital.com
Additionally, MountainStar Timpanogos Regional Hospital in Orem, Mountain View Hospital in Payson, Brigham City Community Hospital, Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, West Valley Medical Center in Caldwell, Idaho, and a growing number of outpatient care centers.
National Federations
Ski and Snowboard Australia is the Snowsports program partner of the OWI and is the National Sporting Organisation and Federation representing the FIS.
Australian Ice Racing is a program partner of the OWI and is the National Sporting Organisation and Federation representing the ISU in Short Track Speed Skating.
Ice Skating Australia is the Figure Skating program partner of the OWI and is the National Sporting Organisation and Federation representing the ISU.
The Australian Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association is the Skeleton program partner of the OWI and is the National Sporting Organisation and Federation representing the FIBT.
Facilities
The OWI's new home at Medibank Icehouse is equipped with state-of-the-art ice training facilities for athletes, administration offices, conference rooms, video analysis facilities, medical suites and a fully equipped gymnasium.
These facilities further expand OWI's programs in sports, such as figure skating, speed skating, aerial skiing, alpine skiing, skeleton, snowboarding, mogul skiing and ski cross in the lead-up to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.
OWI Chairman Geoff Henke, one of the driving forces behind the development of the centre, has hailed the Docklands facility as "a brilliant concept that gives new life to the long tradition of ice sports in Melbourne, and the cornerstone of national excellence, producing future Olympic champions."
