Tabanelli siblings claim gold
Italian siblings Flora and Miro Tabanelli claimed their respective crowns at one of the feature Winter Games events yesterday.
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Biggest show on snow
Biggest show on snow: Winter Games begin
The biggest show on snow in the southern hemisphere gets under way today.
Curling, ice hockey ditched to cut costs
Curling, ice hockey ditched to cut costs
Curling and ice hockey are off the New Zealand Winter Games programme.
Kreibich holds off Kiwi rivals to win spectacular two-star event
Kreibich holds off Kiwi rivals to win spectacular two-star event
There was skill, there was speed, but mostly there was a certain craziness at the two-star freeride event held at the Remarkables ski field yesterday.
Robinson strikes gold in giant slalom
Robinson strikes gold in giant slalom
New Zealand has its first medal of these Winter Games, and it's gold.
On a learning curve
On a learning curve
It's not everyday you find yourself in the world championships of something you have never done before.
‘Something’ special planned for Olympic medallists
‘Something’ special planned for Olympic medallists
Plans are afoot to celebrate the success of Olympic heroes Zoi Sadowski-Synnott and Nico Porteous when they return home to Otago.
Robinson happy with Games result
Robinson happy with Giant Slalom result
Queenstown's Alice Robinson has finished in the top half of the pack competing in the Giant Slalom at the Winter Olympics.
Winter Games boss a happy man
Departing CEO happy with event
Arthur Klap is stepping down from his role in charge of the Winter Games NZ a happy man.
Rare win for Ice Blacks
Rare win for Ice Blacks
One down, two to go.
Americans, Japanese to fore in halfpipe
Americans, Japanese to fore in halfpipe
American and Japanese competitors dominated the qualifying rounds of the men’s and women’s snowboard halfpipe world cup at Cardrona Ski Field yesterday.
Wylie thrilled to win at home
Wylie thrilled to win at home
Home conditions played into the hands of the New Zealand competitors at The North Face Frontier two-star freeride competition at the Remarkables skifield yesterday.
Bronze medals in slopestyle for Kiwi duo
Bronze medals in slopestyle for Kiwi duo
With the Winter Olympics only five months away, two young New Zealand Olympic hopefuls have got their build-up to the Games off to an almost perfect start.
Hamilton wins marathon in blanket finish
Hamilton wins marathon in blanket finish
There were no sheep in sight but the subzero temperatures resulted in many skiers and spectators wearing merino clothing at the 2017 Merino Muster at the Snow Farm near Wanaka at the weekend.
Out to make most of `home mountain' advantage
Out to make most of `home mountain' advantage
Two young Wanaka locals hope waking up in their own beds will give them an edge over the rest of the field, when the New Zealand Winter Games slopestyle competition starts today.
'Biggest' Games launched on peak
'Biggest' Games launched on peak
The haunting sound of a conch shell being blown welcomed more than 900 athletes to the 2017 New Zealand Winter Games on Coronet Peak last night.
$2.7 million to develop two Games
$2.7 million to develop two Games
A total of $2.75 million in funding for the Winter Games New Zealand has been announced by Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce, enabling the two-yearly event to keep growing.
Winter Games' net financial boost $7.8 million
Winter Games' net financial boost $7.8 million
This year's Winter Games provided a major financial boost to Southern Lakes and New Zealand, a games report released yesterday shows.
Winter Games: Satisfaction as challenges met
Winter Games: Satisfaction as challenges met
The third biennial Winter Games ended last night and event chief executive Arthur Klap says he was proud to have delivered 19 of the 20 scheduled events.
Winter Games: Hirano, Clark take titles on day of crashes
Winter Games: Hirano, Clark take titles on day of crashes
Crashes and celebration featured in equal prominence at the snowboard halfpipe world cup finals at Cardrona Alpine Resort on Saturday.