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New Zealand at the 2022 Winter Olympics

New Zealand at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Sporting event delegation


New Zealand competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.[1][2] The New Zealand team consisted of 15 athletes—nine men and six women—who competed in five sports.[3] Selection of the New Zealand team was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC).[4]

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Alice Robinson and Finn Bilous were the country's flagbearers for the opening ceremony.[5][6] Nico Porteous was the New Zealand flagbearer at the closing ceremony.[7][8]

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott became New Zealand's first Winter Olympics gold medallist when she won the women's snowboarding slopestyle.[9] Sadowski-Synnott also won a silver medal, in the women's snowboarding big air.[10] Later in the Games, Nico Porteous won the gold medal in the men's freestyle skiing halfpipe, to become the first New Zealand man and youngest New Zealander to win a Winter Olympics gold medal.[11] With two gold medals and one silver medal, placing New Zealand 17th on the medal table, the 2022 Winter Olympics were the country's most successful since first competing at the Winter Games in 1952.[7][12]

Medallists

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Competitors

The following table lists of number of New Zealand competitors who participated at the Games by gender and sport.

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Alpine skiing

New Zealand qualified one male and three female alpine skiers but chose to only use one female quota.[13]

The NZOC announced the first alpine skier on 19 September 2021.[14]

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Sources: [15][16][17]

Biathlon

New Zealand qualified one male athlete.

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Sources: [18][19]

Cross-country skiing

By meeting the basic qualification standards New Zealand qualified one male cross-country skier, but rejected their quota.[20]

Freestyle skiing

The NZOC announced the first three freestyle skiers on 19 September 2021,[14] adding six more on 20 January 2022.[21]

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Sources: [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]

Snowboarding

The NZOC announced the first snowboarder on 19 September 2021,[14] adding two more snowboarders on 20 January 2022.[21]

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Sources: [30][31][32][33][34][35]

Speed skating

The NZOC announced the first speed skater on 19 January 2020.[36]

Individual
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Sources: [37][38]

Mass start
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Sources: [39][40]


References

  1. "NOCs List Beijing 2022". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. "Beijing Winter Olympics: Biathlete Campbell Wright named to New Zealand team". The New Zealand Herald. Auckland, New Zealand. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022. Campbell is the final athlete selected to the New Zealand Team for Beijing. Taking the total team size to 15.
  4. "About the NZOC". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  5. "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  6. Barker, Philip (3 February 2022). "New Zealand name Bilous and Robinson as flagbearers for Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony". www.insidethegames.biz/. Dunsar Media Ltd. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  7. "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  8. Bantock, Jack (6 February 2022). "Kiwi snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott is taking the sport 'to the next level'". CNN. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  9. "Olympic medal table". Beijing 2022. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  10. "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  11. "Alpine skiing women's downhill – results" (PDF). Beijing 2022. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  12. "Alpine skiing women's giant slalom – results" (PDF). Beijing 2022. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  13. "Alpine skiing women's super-G – results" (PDF). Beijing 2022. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  14. "Biathlon men's 10km sprint – results" (PDF). Beijing 2022. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  15. "Biathlon men's 20km individual – results" (PDF). Beijing 2022. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  16. "CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  17. "New Zealand adds eight more snow sport athletes to Winter Olympics team". Stuff. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  18. "Men's freeski big air qualification – results" (PDF). Beijing 2022. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  19. "Men's freeski slopestyle qualification – results" (PDF). Beijing 2022. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  20. "Men's freeski slopestyle final – results" (PDF). Beijing 2022. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  21. "Women's freeski halfpipe qualification – results" (PDF). Beijing 2022. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  22. "Women's freeski big air qualification – results summary" (PDF). Beijing 2022. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  23. "Women's freeski slopestyle qualification – results" (PDF). Beijing 2022. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  24. "Men's freeski halfpipe qualification – results" (PDF). Beijing 2022. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  25. "Men's freeski halfpipe final – results" (PDF). Beijing 2022. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  26. "Men's snowboard big air qualification – results" (PDF). Beijing 2022. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  27. "Women's snowboard big air qualification – results" (PDF). Beijing 2022. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  28. "Women's snowboard big air final – results" (PDF). Beijing 2022. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  29. "Men's snowboard slopestyle qualification results summary – official" (PDF). Beijing 2022. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  30. "Women's snowboard slopestyle qualification results summary – official" (PDF). Beijing 2022. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  31. "Women's snowboard slopestyle final results – official" (PDF). Beijing 2022. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  32. George, Zoë (19 January 2022). "Winter Olympics: Speed skater Peter Michael returns to NZ team for Beijing Games". Stuff. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  33. "Speed skating men's 1500m – results" (PDF). Beijing 2022. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  34. "Speed skating men's10000m – results" (PDF). Beijing 2022. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  35. "Speed skating men's mass start semifinal 2 – results" (PDF). Beijing 2022. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  36. "Speed skating men's mass start semifinal 2 – distance analysis" (PDF). Beijing 2022. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.

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