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Racing got off to a tough start at the Far East Cup series being held at the venue for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Korea. Of the 91 competitors on the start list for the men's Slalom, only 18 were able to complete two runs of the incredibly icy course, including NZ's Adam Barwood who finished ninth.

The Freeride Junior Tour is off to a good start for NZ skier Hugo Cameron  who finished in second place at the first event of the season held in Verbier, Switzerland over the weekend.

NZ snowboarders Zoi Sadowski Synnott (Wanaka) and Fletcher Craig (Te Awamutu), both aged fifteen, have claimed victory in the FIS halfpipe event staged at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary.

NZ Ski Cross racer Jamie Prebble has made an encouraging start to the new year, finishing in 12^th place at the Audi Ski Cross World Cup competitions in Watles, Italy.

For the second day in a row the weather was the major player at the first slopestyle World Cup of the season in Font Romeu. With no more possibilities to run the show, the qualifications results were taken to stand as the final rankings. NZ's Jossi Wells therefore finished in 10th place.

NZ Para alpine skier Corey Peters added to his World Cup medal collection overnight, claiming silver in the Super-G at the Austrian resort of Innerkrems where the first World Cup speed races of the season are being staged.

NZ snowboarders Carlos Garcia Knight and Tiarn Collins have backed up strong qualifying performances at the Slopestyle World Cup in Austria with Tiarn placing sixth and Carlos eighth in finals overnight 

Snowboarders Carlos Garcia Knight and Tiarn Collins competed in qualifying rounds for the Slopestyle World Cup in Austria overnight (NZT) with both riders breezing through to finals.

The 2016/2017 FIS Freestyle Skiing Slopestyle World Cup is underway in Font Romeu, France with NZ’s Jossi Wells successfully through qualifying rounds against a stacked field.

The first World Cup speed races of the Para alpine skiing season got underway in Innerkrems, Austria, today, with New Zealand’s Corey Peters tasting victory in the men’s Downhill.

NZ freeskier Finn Bilous has been named as a finalist for the SKY NEXT Emerging Talent award.

With their first World Cups of the season less than a week away, Adam Hall and Corey Peters look to be on top form. Both skiers won Super-G races in their respective classes at International Paralympic Committee Alpine Skiing races in the USA today.

NZ Para alpine skier Adam Hall has started his 2017 season off with a win in Slalom at the International Paralympic Committee Alpine Skiing races in the USA.

The Cardrona NZ Park & Pipe Team has wrapped up a week of World Cup competition at Copper Mountain resort in the USA with several athletes achieving personal best results and ticking off qualifying criteria for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

Snow Sports NZ is delighted to have five nominees for the 54th Halberg Awards - the nation’s pre-eminent event to honour and celebrate sporting achievements by New Zealand teams and athletes in 2016.  

2017 Anti-Doping information Snow Sports NZ are committed to the advancement of clean sport that rejects cheating through the use of performance enhancing drugs and methods.

New Zealand ski cross racer Jamie Prebble has achieved a career best result finishing fifth in the World Cup held in Switzerland.

Finn Bilous and brothers Nico and Miguel Porteous competed at Rev Tour in the 22-foot superpipe against a 50-strong field and all made it through to the final 12. Nico finished in fifth place, Miguel sixth and Finn 10^th.

A commanding performance on day two of competition has seen Kiwi freeskier Jossi Wells finish fourth overall at the 2016 Dew Tour.

Ski racer Georgia Willinger is celebrating ticking off a career goal after winning gold in the Downhill at the North American Cup held at Lake Louise ski resort in Alberta, Canada.