2026 Winter Olympics<\/a> in the men\u2019s moguls, said he is honoured to be playing a small part in the cause.<\/p>\n\u201cThis is an incredible thing to be a part of,\u201d Woods told Nine\u2019s Today.<\/p>\n
\u201cNeale Daniher, it\u2019s crazy his perspective on life. The cards he got dealt. The cards no one wants to be dealt.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe bravery of turning such a bad thing into a good thing and he\u2019s leaving such a massive legacy behind.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo be a slider is absolutely insane. I\u2019m excited to be down there. I know the water is going to be freezing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Woods joins former AFL stars Dale Thomas and Nathan Jones, netball champion Jo Weston, Governor General of Australia Sam Mostyn, comedian Andy Lee, TV personality Sam Mac and podcaster Daniel Gorringe as this year\u2019s sliders.<\/p>\n
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Gold medalist Cooper Woods of Australia celebrates on the podium.\u00a0Getty<\/p>\n
What is the Big Freeze at the \u2019G about?<\/p>\n
The Big Freeze game is played between Collingwood and Melbourne on the King\u2019s Birthday every year and it is to raise money for Neale Daniher\u2019s FightMND charity.<\/p>\n
The charity is hoping to find a cure for motor neuron disease.<\/p>\n
Every year, a dozen celebrities are pushed down a large slide into a pool of ice water as part of the FreezeMND festivities.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When is the Big Freeze at the \u2019G 2026 game?<\/p>\n
The match takes place on King\u2019s Birthday Monday in Victoria, which is June 8. Collingwood and Melbourne have played on the public holiday for many years.<\/p>\n
The game will get underway at 3:15pm AEST.<\/p>\n
Who is going down the slide this year for Big Freeze 12?<\/p>\n
So far, the confirmed sliders are comedian Andy Lee, TV personality Sam Mac, former Melbourne star Nathan Jones, former Collingwood star Dale Thomas, Governor-General of Australia Sam Mostyn, netball star Jo Weston, podcast host Dan Gorringe and Winter Olympian Cooper Woods.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s unclear at this stage whether more sliders will be announced.<\/p>\n
Are tickets still available for this year\u2019s Big Freeze 12?<\/p>\n
Yes, you can purchase tickets for the game via the AFL website, or you can attend if you hold specific Collingwood or Melbourne memberships.<\/p>\n
What time does the Big Freeze slide itself start?<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s slide event will begin at 2pm AEST and will be televised on Channel Seven and Fox Footy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Where can I buy a Big Freeze beanie?\u00a0<\/p>\n
You can buy a beanie from the Big Freeze website<\/a> or from your local Bunnings or Coles shop or online.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Australian Winter Olympian Cooper Woods headlines this year\u2019s celebrities heading down the slide on King\u2019s Birthday Monday, as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":709824,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85],"class_list":["post-709823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-afl","tag-afl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian-football-league","tag-australianfootballleague","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=709823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709823\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/709824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=709823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=709823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=709823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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