Camaraderie and team spirit help Australia to best-ever daily Winter Olympic medal haul

Sunday, February 6 will live long in the memory for Australia's winter sport athletes.

First up, Tess Coady secured an exceptional bronze medal in the snowboard slopestyle competition.

Then, that evening, Jakara Anthony stormed to moguls gold in what Australian chef de mission Geoff Lipshut described as one of Australia's greatest Olympic performances of all time.

That meant Australia won two Winter Olympic medals on the same day for the first time and sits in sixth place on the medal table at this admittedly early stage of competition.

The medals might have been won in different sports, but such is the camaraderie in this entire Australia team that it felt like a victory for the collective — something both winning athletes emphasised at their press conference on Monday.

«I just remember from my first Games something that I just found so addictive was the team culture,» Coady said.

«I just thought it was incredible, I knew it was gonna be really cool and really fun to be a part of the team, but it's just so unmatched.»

The Olympic bronze medallist said the support she received during the finals from her fellow competitors was «insane», including the «really, really special moment» when Scotty James came over to congratulate her with a hug.

«Everyone in the Australian team, they're such a great bunch of humans,» she said.

«I honestly think it's my favourite part about the Games.

»[Going to watch] the moguls the other night with Cam [Bolton], Josie [Baff] and Em [Arthur] was probably one of the highlights of this whole time that I've been here.

«So much fun, so much camaraderie and it just reminds you what winter sports is all about and how much everyone just loves the sport and just loves getting around everyone.

»It was just so