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A summer of incredible sporting drama at the Winter Games
As Pyeongchang 2018 draws to a close, it is timely to reflect on what has been an outstanding period for winter sport in New Zealand.
Adam Hall wins gold and becomes paralympic champion in Pyeongchang
Adam Hall has won a gold medal in the Men’s Slalom Standing almost exactly eight years to the day since he won a gold medal in this same discipline at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games.
Gaze makes mountain bike history with World Cup elite victory
Kiwi rider Sam Gaze held off a storming sprint by world champion Nino Shurter to win the opening round of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championship in South Africa today.
Para Snowboarder Carl Murphy delivers performance of his life in Pyeongchang
Carl Murphy today delivered what is being hailed as one of the best races of the day at Jeongseon Alpine Centre at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.
Corey Peters wins first medal for New Zealand at the Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games
Corey Peters has delivered a bronze medal for New Zealand on the first day of competition at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.
Dame Valerie to Receive Gold Medal Eight Years On
Dame Valerie Adams is to receive the gold medal from the 2010 World Indoor Championships that was cruelly denied her at the time.
Corey Peters Announced as Flagbearer for 2018 Paralympic Winter Games Team
Paralympian Corey Peters has been selected to lead the New Zealand PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games Team into the PyeongChang Olympic Stadium this Friday evening 9 March 2018 (New Zealand time), as the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games prepares to get underway in South Korea.
Kiwi Innovation Boosting Peters Pursuit of Glory
In a sport where every hundredth of a second counts, Corey Peters’ pursuit of glory at the Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games has been boosted by the support of the High Performance Sport NZ Innovation team and in-house Goldmine programme.
Tom Walsh Dominates to Win World Indoor Championships Title
Tom Walsh has confirmed his place on the top of the shot putting world after retaining his World Indoor Championships title with a masterclass at the 2018 Indoor Championships in Birmingham in the early hours of Sunday morning (NZ time).
McCartney Finish Fourth at World Indoors
Eliza McCartney has finished just outside the medals in the pole vault at the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, pushed out of the bronze medal position with a last-gasp effort by Greek athlete Katerina Stefanidi.
In the media
- Sky secures exclusive Olympic rights through to Brisbane 2032
- 100 days to go: NZ Team receive ‘Manawaroa’ pounamu for Olympic Winter Games
- Price Perfection wins Pau 5*
- Athletics NZ and TVNZ announce historic broadcast partnership
- NZ medal tally boosted to five at track cycling world champs
- History made as Sammie Maxwell wins Cross Country World Series title
- Stedman and Grimaldi win medals at Para Athletics World Champs
- World record and second gold for Aitchison at Para Athletics World Champs
- NZ Team name first eight for Milano Cortina
- Silver for Holly Robinson at Para Athletics World Championships