His innovative final run during the superpipe event earned him second with a run that featured two 1620s and a carve back.

Porteous is keeping an open mind this season under new coach Byron Wells.

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22 Feb: Kiwi alpine ski racer Alice Robinson has claimed a 15th world cup podium of her career with second at the latest giant slalom event in Italy

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