Sixteen years after Steven Bradbury's miracle on ice, the Australian Winter Olympic team have decided to adopt the "last man standing" strategy across all disciplines.

"It makes sense" said Geoff Lipshut, the head of Australia's Winter Olympic Institute.

"We've deployed the tactic once for one gold, and only managed five others (gold medals) from hundreds of genuine attempts… so clearly trying to be the best hasn't been nearly as fruitful."

The "Bradbury Technique", often compared to the fabled Hare and Tortoise story, shot to prominence 16 years ago at the Salt Lake City games, when its patron opted to carefully negotiate the "speed skating" finals, while watching his opponents recklessly skittle each other out of gold medal contention.

It's with that in mind, Lipshut said the nations Olympians have chosen to take the same approach. One of them, medal chance, Alex "Chumpy" Pullin is "all for it" after a slower than expected run on the Pyeongchang slopes in practice.

"I've won World Cup events and am in career-best form, but this is the Olympics and you can't hold anything back… Hell yeah I'm going to Bradbury it" said the 30 year old.

Two time Freestyle Skiing medalist Lydia Lasilla has also declared herself "in" after some initial "trepidation".

"I've been the best and won gold before, so I know it can be done, but also how hard it is… (so) rather than put that effort in, I'm going to do a ghost air (no somersaults or twists) on my first run, then watch the rest of the field flip and fall their way out of contention."

Not everyone is a fan of the tactic, with former American speed skater, and current coach, Apolo Anton Ohno labelling it a "unsavory".

"As someone who has on the receiving end of a Bradbury, I think the IOC need to do something about it" declared Ohno from the Olympic village.

"You try living with yourself after you've watched the sixteenth best competitor stand on top of the dais… no professional should have to go through that."