Sport General | Reuters
8 February 2022
Wanaka’s Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, 20, stood on top of the podium in women’s snowboard slopestyle at the Beijing Olympics last week, winning the first-ever Winter Games gold medal for New Zealand, Reuters reports.
Cheers erupted in…
Sport General | Aspen Times (The)
15 January 2018
New Zealander Christy Prior (pictured centre) has won the women’s snowboard slopestyle competition at the US Grand Prix in Snowmass, Aspen, boosting her chances at making it to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang,…
Sport
31 July 2013
Watch the trailer for the snow sports competition of the year, the Winter Games NZ 2013. Set against the spectacular backdrop of New Zealand’s Southern Alps, the Games…
Sport General | ESPN
6 August 2010
The 8th Annual New Zealand Heli Challenge was recently held in Wanaka. The two-day Heli Challenge involves a “freestyle” day, while the other is reserved for “freeride” stylings. The highlights of the contest included…
Sport
18 February 2008
Take a look at this video of the DC New Zealand Snowboarding Tour.
New Zealand | Guardian (The)
11 January 2003
Mt Ruapehu makes the top five in pro-boarder Neil McNaab’s list of favourite descents. “While most people head to the South Island and the areas around Queenstown, the snow-clad volcano Mount Ruapehu makes the North Island…
Sport General | Xinhua News
16 February 2001
New Zealand snowboard star Juliane Bray crowned world champ at Japan’s World Cup Snowboard.