Matt Graham’s silver medal in mogul skiing is the third time an Australian has won a medal in the event at a Winter Olympics.
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This is the third article in a series, How we make decisions, which explores our decision-making processes. How well do we consider all factors involved in a decision, and what helps and what holds us…
After 11 days of competition, the 2014 Commonwealth Games have wound up, with 35 countries sharing 1,385 medals in 261 medal events. It was also the first time since 1986 Australia didn’t finish top of…
Some 71 nations will participate in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, starting on Wednesday in Glasgow – so what are Australia’s chances? Many countries – including Australia – are sending their largest ever…
This has been a remarkable World Cup for those interested in the analysis of performance. There has been an enormous growth in the data available in football since the last World Cup in South Africa. The…
After four weeks, we’re finally at the pointy end of the 2014 World Cup. Germany and Argentina meet in the final in the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro this weekend. Germany is riding high after thrashing…
Match 61 of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the semi-final between Brazil and Germany, was a record-breaker. It was Germany, not Brazil, creating the records after a 7-1 victory at the Estadio Mineirao in Belo…
Brazil, Germany, Argentina and the Netherlands have made it through to the semi-finals of the 2014 World Cup. The big surprise of the tournament is that Spain is not one of the semi-finalists. Spain came…
There have been two penalty shootouts – between Brazil and Chile, and Costa Rica and Greece – in the Round of 16 at the 2014 World Cup after just four games. The team that took the first penalty (and scored…
The 48 group games have been completed at the 2014 World Cup. The last game of the group stage ended in a 1-1 draw between Russia and Algeria. The result of this game meant that Algeria qualified for the…
Sporting referees are worthy of our admiration. Every time they officiate they are required to make split second real-time decisions. Sometimes they get it right – and sometimes they don’t. They are what…
We are halfway through the 2014 World Cup, and the surprise team of the tournament has been Costa Rica. They were one of the first teams to qualify for the knockout stages after victories over Uruguay…
Round 1 of the Group Stage of the 2014 World Cup finished on Tuesday, June 17. In the 16 games played in the round, 49 goals were scored – 20 first half goals and 29 second half goals. Included in this…
Goal-line technology is being used at the 2014 World Cup. The first goal confirmed by the system was in the game between France and Honduras. A German company, GoalControl GmbH, won the rights to supply…
You might hear or see reference to the World Football Elo Ratings during the 2014 World Cup. The teams opening the World Cup, Brazil and Croatia, have Elo Ratings of 2113 and 1787 respectively. The Elo…
There is a wealth of research evidence about home advantage in sport in general and in football in particular. Stadium design, crowd behaviour, referee performance and travel fatigue have attracted considerable…
It doesn’t matter if you’re a hard-core football nut, a once-every-four-years fan or even a psychic animal – most of us speculate on the winner of the World Cup. The 2014 competition is held in Brazil…
Athletes competing at the Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi have varying levels of access to science, medicine, technology and engineering support from their national sporting organisations. As with the…
There are 72 medal events at the Sochi Paralympic Games. Athletes from 45 nations are competing in Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Cross Country Skiing, Ice Sledge Hockey, and Wheelchair Curling. Para-snowboard…
High-intensity, short duration warm up activities at half time intervals boost athletic performance, a study of soccer players has found. The research may provide an insight into how losing teams could…
Referees in need of coaching for “emotional intelligence”? Controversy over crucial line decisions in major matches? Criticism raining from the heavens? That’s right: it’s finals time in Australian sport…
China dominated the medal table at the London Paralympic Games, cementing its position as the world’s leading Paralympics nation. In fact, China has topped the medal table at each of the past three Paralympic…
The running title for my blog posts during the Paralympic Games was prompted by a line from Seb Coe’s opening speech at the Games. Over 11 days of competition I have been inspired, dazzled and moved. As…
Day 10 was the penultimate day of competition at the Paralympic Games. There were 56 medal events in nine sports. At the end of the day 497 out of the 503 medals events at the Games had been completed…
On Day 9 of the Games there were 12 sports on the program with 51 medal events in 9 sports. One of the medal events was the final of the Women’s Wheelchair Tennis Singles. Esther Vergeer won the event…
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