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Kuzma Twins both on Podium at Freeride World Tour
Fieberbrunn, Austria (10 March 2012) – New Zealanders continue to grace the podiums in this seasons Freeride World Tour, the most prestigious freeride tour in the world. This time it was the Kuzma twins turn, with each placing third. Skier Janina Kuzma stomped great air and snowboarder Maria Kuzma involved a cool spine at the top.
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Adam Hall after Taking Gold in Slalom: On Top Heading into World Cup Finals
Winter Park, CO (10 March 2012) – Paralympic gold medallist Adam Hall continues to dominate In slalom after winning both World Cup slalom races yesterday at his Northern Hemisphere home mountain, Winter Park.
Paralympic Gold Medallist Adam Hall Wins His First-Ever World Cup Super G
Winter Park, CO (6 March 2012) – New Zealand’s paralympic gold medalist Adam Hall has risen to the top of the field in a new discipline, winning his first ever Super G at the World Cup level today in Winter Park, Colorado. Hall is now in the running for the overall Super G title.
WIN A TRIP TO NEW ZEALAND WITH MONS ROYALE
When July roles around each year it seems every pro snowboarder and skier descends on New Zealand leaving the majority of riders sweating it out in the summer sun wishing they could be so lucky.
NZ Representative Taylor Rapley Wins Silver Medal in US FIS Series
New Zealand current overall women’s alpine champion, Taylor Rapley (19) of Queenstown, has recorded her best ever slalom career result to ski below 30 points and win the silver medal, in a field which included top US age group athletes, at La Crosse in Wisconsin.
Another Podium Finish for World's Number One, Sam Smoothy
The fourth stage of the Swatch Freeride World Tour went off in Røldal, Norway today where Cromwell’s Sam Smoothy once again came through with a podium finish, taking third place and maintaining his ranking as number one on the tour.
Queenstown's Adam Barwood Wins Prestigious North American Slalom Title
Jackson Hole, WY (24 February 2012) - New Zealand Ski Team representative nineteen-year-old Adam Barwood of Queenstown is continuing to carve his niche on the North American race circuit this season, finishing on top of the podium in the slalom at the Wild West Classic Elite FIS series at Snow King Jackson Hole this week, in a demanding and highly competitive race with a large attrition rate.
NZ SKI TEAM'S PREBBLE BROTHERS MAKE THEIR MARK AT ENGLISH NATIONAL CHAMPS
Bormio, Italy (20 February 2012) - New Zealand Alpine Ski Team members Nick Prebble (18) and brother Jamie Prebble (21) of Christchurch have continued to make their mark in Europe with Nick winning the giant slalom title at the English National Championships in Bormio in Italy and Jamie recording his best ever slalom result to win the slalom silver medal.
Rebecca Sinclair Shines in Finals at World Snowboard Champs
After a gruelling 10 days in Oslo with training, qualifying, semi-finals and finals, fantastic preparation, hard work, and determination has paid off for Rebecca Sinclair who according to her coach Tom Willlmott, “demonstrated the biggest, best and most consistent halfpipe riding of her life,” earning her a fourth place finish and $5,000USD today.
Shelly Gotlieb through to Slopestyle Finals at World Snowboard Championships
Oslo, Norway (17 February 2012) – Shelly Gotlieb has advanced through to the finals at the World Snowboard Championships in Oslo, Norway while teammate Rebecca Torr just misses the cut.
Rebecca Sinclair through to Finals at World Snowboarding Championships
Oslo, Norway (16 February 2012) - Rebecca Sinclair pushed things even harder in the semi-finals today at the World Championships of Snowboarding in Oslo Norway, landing another personal best run combination to go through to the finals in fifth position.