Winter Olympics

Otago numbers in New Zealand team for Beijing double to 10

Cool Wakushima competes in the women’s snowboard big air world cup heats at Steamboat Resort in...

Otago numbers in New Zealand team for Beijing double to 10

And five more makes 10.

More Otago athletes named in Winter Olympic team

A further eight snow sport athletes have been named to the New Zealand Team for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, including Otago athletes Gustav Legnavsky, Ben Harrington, Miguel Porteous, Tiarn Collins and Cool Wakushima.

Warning Winter Games app has security flaws

The MY2022 app was built by the Beijing Organising Committee mainly to track and share COVID-19...

Warning Winter Games app has security flaws

A smartphone app that is mandatory for all attendees at the Beijing Winter Olympics contains security flaws that makes it vulnerable to privacy breaches and hackers, a Canadian report says.

NZ curlers just out of medals

Close but not quite.

Otago athletes do well at games

Otago athletes do well at games

Otago's Winter Youth Olympians have made a competitive start to the Games in Switzerland.

Toomey to lead NZ team at next Winter Olympics

Wanaka's Martin Toomey is among the athletes and sporting leaders appointed as chefs de mission for coming Olympic and Commonwealth Games.

Paralympics aim for ski-racer

A participant pulls off a backflip at last year's Svend It Day fundraiser at the Remarkables in...

Paralympics aim for ski-racer

American adaptive ski-racer Patrick Halgren dreams of winning a gold medal at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in China.

Hall out to inspire others

Otago skier Adam Hall at Auckland Airport yesterday with the gold and bronze medals he won at the...

Hall out to inspire others

Alpine skier Adam Hall is hoping to inspire the next wave of para snow sports athletes.

More big air exciting for NZ athletes

More big air exciting for NZ athletes

New Zealand’s medal chances at the next Winter Olympic Games have improved after the International Olympic Committee announced on Thursday freeski big air would be one of seven new disciplines at...

Olympics adding disciplines to up female numbers

Alice Robinson of New Zealand competes during the Ladies' Giant Slalom at PyeongChang earlier...

Olympics adding disciplines to up female numbers

Seven new events have been added to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics programme, which paves the way for the highest representation of female athletes at the event.

Olympians to study

Olympians to study

Three of New Zealand's Winter Olympians are completing an Otago Polytechnic course designed to provide them with insights into avalanche risk management.

Welcome revives memories for Hall

Paralympic skier Adam Hall shows his bling to Taieri College pupils. Photo: Peter McIntosh

Welcome revives memories for Hall

Adam Hall felt a striking sense of similarity to eight years earlier, as fans and family gathered at the Dunedin Airport yesterday to welcome their local hero.

Dunedinites urged to welcome Hall home

Dunedin residents are being encouraged to turn out and welcome home Paralympic gold and bronze medallist Adam Hall tonight.

Dunedin welcome for Paralympian

Dunedin welcome for Paralympic medallist

Dunedin residents are being encouraged to turn out and welcome home Paralympic gold and bronze medallist Adam Hall tomorrow night.

Hall's gold-medal moment poignant

Gold-medal moment poignant for Hall

Wanaka paralympic skier Adam Hall ought to be on top of the world after claiming gold in the men's slalom. And he is absolutely near the top - no question. But there is also a touch of sadness.

Otago skier wins Paralympic gold

Adam hall celebrates his gold medal in the standing skiing. Photo: Reuters

Otago skier wins Paralympic gold

Standing skier Adam Hall has won gold in the slalom at the PyeongChang Winter Paralympics, repeating his feat at Vancouver eight years ago.

Hall shocked by bronze medal

Otago skier Adam Hall on his bronze-medal winning run in the men's super combined slalom ...

Hall shocked by bronze medal

Otago Paralympic gold medallist Adam Hall continues to make his presence felt on the world stage after ''an amazing comeback'' to win the bronze in the men's super combined event in Korea.