New Zealand at the 2022 Winter Olympics

New Zealand at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of New Zealand
IOC codeNZL
NOCNew Zealand Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors15 (9 men and 6 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Alice Robinson
Finn Bilous
Flag bearer (closing)Nico Porteous
Medals
Ranked 17th
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
3
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

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]

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]

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  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. ^ a b "Winter Olympics: Nico Porteous named NZ's flagbearer for closing ceremony after gold in halfpipe". Stuff. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  9. ^ Bantock, Jack (6 February 2022). "Kiwi snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott is taking the sport 'to the next level'". CNN. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  10. ^ Shannon, Kris (15 February 2022). "Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Zoi Sadowski-Synnott completes her set of medals with big air silver". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Winter Olympics: Nico Porteous wins NZ's second ever gold medal in men's freeski halfpipe". RNZ News. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Olympic medal table". Beijing 2022. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 February 2022.