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  •   Home > News > Sports > Skiing

    Snowsports boss Nic Cavanagh believes Kiwi athletes have an advantage over their rivals at the freeski and snowboard world championships in Aspen

    Snowsports boss Nic Cavanagh believes Kiwi athletes have an advantage over their rivals at the freeski and snowboard world championships in Aspen


    The New Zealand contingent had an extended winter season training in the South Island while other countries were in lockdown.



    Olympic medalists Zoi Sadowski-Synott and Nico Porteous compete in finals this weekend.

    18-year-old Cool Wakushima joins Sadowski-Synott.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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