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In 2005 Dale was awarded Ski and Snowboard Australia's Snow Sports Athlete of the Year. Dale had a successful World Cup career leading to the Torino Olympics with 10 podium finishes and 4 World Cup gold medals. Following his World Cup successes, Dale Begg-Smith attended the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy along with his brother Jason Begg-Smith. He made history as he won the Olympic gold medal by becoming the youngest man to ever win Olympic gold in the sport. In 2006, Australia Post noted that his gold medal put him in a "small and honored group of athletes" and issued a postage stamp commemorating Begg-Smith's achievement.
Following the Olympics, Jason Begg-Smith retired from mogul skiing and Dale went on to win the 2005-2006 World Cup season. Begg-Smith continued to win three World Cup season victories over the following four years. He went on to set the record for the most consecutive World Cup finals in events he has entered, by qualifying for 60 consecutive finals.
After his success at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics with a silver medal and having 4 World Cup season wins, Dale cemented himself as the greatest freestyle mogul skier of all time. Dale set the record for the only freestyle athlete to medal at all four major events entered, due to his Olympic and world championship podiums. He also became Australia's most successful winter athlete.
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