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Kiwi Alpine Ski Racer Alice Robinson (Queenstown, 23) has secured the 15th World Cup podium of her career, finishing in second place at the FIS Giant Slalom World Cup held in Sestriere, Italy. 

Eighteen-year-old Finley Melville Ives (Wānaka) has won his maiden World Cup, claiming the top spot at the FIS Freeski Halfpipe World Cup in Calgary. This marks the first World Cup podium of his career and makes him the youngest New Zealander to ever win a FIS Freeski World Cup. 

Alice Robinson (Queenstown, 23) has made history overnight, securing her first career World Championships medal and also New Zealand’s first-ever FIS Alpine Ski Racing World Championships medal with a silver in Giant Slalom.  

Ben Richards (Wānaka, 25) has finished in third place at the Kicking Horse stop of the 2025 Freeride World Tour in British Columbia, Canada this morning.

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (Wānaka, 23) has won the FIS Snowboard Big Air World Cup in Aspen this morning, her first Big Air World Cup victory since December 2023.  

Luca Harrington (Wānaka, 20) has continued his phenomenal season, securing yet another podium, finishing in second place at the FIS Freeski Big Air World Cup held in Aspen this morning.

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (Wānaka, 23) has taken the win at the FIS Snowboard Slopestyle World Cup in Aspen. This is marks Sadowski-Synnott’s third slopestyle World Cup win of her career, and her first since she has made her comeback from an ankle injury in 2024. 

Luca Harrington (Wānaka, 20) has added his second X Games medal to his collection, taking home silver in the ski big air at his debut X Games.

The Kiwi medal streak at the Aspen X Games continues, with Wānaka’s Rocco Jamieson (18) bringing home the bronze medal in the men’s snowboard big air at his X Games debut.

X Games rookie Luca Harrington (Wānaka, 20) has won gold in the men’s ski slopestyle at his debut X Games appearance. Harrington has been training on the course as an alternate, but got the start list call up late last night ahead of today’s competition.

Kiwi snowboarding powerhouse Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (Wānaka, 23) has won the women’s snowboard slopestyle at the 2025 Aspen X Games, and in the process made history landing the world’s first triple cork in a women’s slopestyle competition. This takes her career total X Games medal count to a staggering 11 medals, of which six are gold. 

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (Wānaka, 23) has added her 10^th X Games medal to her collection, taking home the bronze in the Women’s Snowboard Big Air at the 2025 Aspen X Games. 

Five-Time Winter Paralympian Adam Hall (Wānaka) has claimed his second World Cup podium finish of the 2024/25 season with a second place finish at the FIS Para Alpine Slalom World Cup held in Feldberg, Germany.

Queenstown’s very own Alice Robinson (23 years old) has claimed her career fourth World Cup victory, taking the win at the Kronplatz FIS Giant Slalom World Cup overnight NZT. It has been four long years since Robinson has stood on top of a World Cup podium, with her last win in Lenzerheide in March 2021, and she was absolutely ecstatic to be back on top at one of her favourite race venues.

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (Wānaka, 23) has claimed the 10th World Cup podium of her career, with a second place finish at the prestigious LAAX Open Snowboard Slopestyle World Cup in Switzerland overnight NZT.

Ben Richards (Wānaka, 24) has kicked off his 2025 Freeride World Tour with a bang, finishing in third place at the Baqueira Beret Pro held in Spain overnight.

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Freeskier Luca Harrington (20, Wānaka) has claimed back-to-back Freeski Big Air World Cup wins with his second career world cup victory in Austria this morning NZT.

Luca Harrington (Wānaka, 20) has won the FIS Freeski Big Air World Cup in Flagenhurt, Austria this morning.

Alice Robinson (Queenstown, 23) has started 2025 with a bang, claiming the thirteenth World Cup podium of her career with a third place finish at the FIS Giant Slalom World Cup held in Slovenia overnight NZT.