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CANBERRA Quintin Demps Bears Jersey , Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- A record number of Australians have been selected onto the 2014 Australian Olympic Team heading to Sochi, Russia, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) announced on Thursday.


Fifty six skiers, snowboarders, skaters and sliders have been selected for Sochi Kendall Wright Bears Jersey , surpassing the past two Winter Olympic efforts where Australia was represented by 40 athletes. The AOC said there will still be a few more to come.


There will be Australians in 10 of the 15 sports in Sochi: Alpine Skiing, Bobsleigh, Cross Country, Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing Mike Glennon Bears Jersey , Luge, Short Track, Skeleton, Snowboard and Speed Skating. The Freestyle Skiing section is the biggest with 21 athletes followed by the Snowboard squad with 11.


Led by Olympic gold medallists Dale Begg-Smith (Moguls), Torah Bright (Snowboard) and Lydia Lassila (Aerials) Eddie Jackson Bears Jersey , 70 percent of the Australian team will make their Olympic debut.


"I'm always there if athletes need advice," Lassila said ahead of her fourth Olympic campaign.


"But my role at the Sochi Olympics isn't to mentor. It is to be a fierce competitor and to give my best performance. That in itself is the best source of inspiration for younger generations."


For dual World Champion Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin, the 15 day countdown until the Games kick off on Feb. 7 cannot come soon enough.


"This is my second Olympics but it feels a lot more real than the first. I'm a lot more ready to go for gold," the Snowboard Cross specialist said.


"Snowboarding is an individual sport but at the Olympics we each get to be