Cooper Woods

Cooper Woods-Topalovic (born 7 September 2000) is an Australian freestyle skier who won the gold medal in the men's moguls at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Early life Woods was born in the coastal town of Pambula Beach, New South Wales. His parents, Katrina Woods and Matt Topalovic, were both members of the national skiing team. He joined the Perisher Winter Sports Club at 12 years of age. Woods has been mentored by former Wallabies captain John Eales since 2022 and the pair have worked together on mental resetting processes.

Career Woods broke into the World Cup top-10 in moguls on 7 January 2022, finishing ninth in Tremblant, and bested that five days later, by finishing fifth in Deer Valley. He trains out of Perisher Valley, New South Wales.

In the 2022 Winter Olympics, he competed in the Men's Moguls, ultimately finishing in 6th place. At the 2026 Winter Olympics, Woods finished 15th in the initial qualifier, forcing him to race once more in the second qualification round, securing him the 11th position in the first final round. He would then get the highest round score in finals 1. In finals 2, he achieved a score of 83.71, the same as Mikael Kingsbury, with his higher score in turns ultimately allowing him to claim Australia's 7th Winter Olympics gold medal.

Results

Year Age Moguls Dual Moguls 2022 Beijing 21 6 N/A 2026 Milano Cortina 25 1 13

World Championships

Year Age Moguls Dual Moguls 2021 Almaty 20 15 DNF 2023 Bakuriani 22 11 9 2025 Engadin 24 9 8

World Cup results by season

Season Wins Podiums Overall Moguls Overall Freestyle Skiing Moguls Dual Moguls Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank 2017 0 0 7.00 57 0.64 283 N/A 2018 0 0 2.00 59 0.20 299 N/A 2020 0 0 46.00 33 4.60 175 N/A 2021 0 0 70.00 17 N/A 2022 0 0 122.00 20 N/A 122.00 17 – – 2023 0 0 136.00 20 N/A 98.00 15 38.00 30 2024 0 1 404.00 10 N/A 221.00 7 183.00 11 2025 0 0 304.00 13 N/A 155.00 16 149.00 12

World Cup podiums 1 podium (1 silver)