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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Skiing articles  Skiing
    Australian man Michael 'Micky' Hurst dies in Japan while skiing
     5 February 2026
    Michael Hurst had a medical episode and died on the slopes in Hokkaido, making it three Australians in total that have died in Japan this year.
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    Scotty James wins fifth-straight X-Games superpipe gold ahead of Milano Cortina Games
    25 Jan: Scotty James has matched snowboard legend Shaun White by claiming his eighth superpipe gold medal at the X-Games Aspen 2026, making him a sure favourite for Olympic gold in Milano Cortina next month.... more
    Luca Harrington is the back-to-back champion in the men's ski slopestyle at the X Games in Aspen
    25 Jan: Luca Harrington is the back-to-back champion in the men's ski slopestyle at the X Games in Aspen... more
    Skier Alice Robinson has finished 13th at the latest giant slalom World Cup event in Italy as the build-up to next month's Winter Olympics continues
    21 Jan: Skier Alice Robinson has finished 13th at the latest giant slalom World Cup event in Italy as the build-up to next month's Winter Olympics continues... more
    New Zealand Giant Slalom skiing star Alice Robinson isn't switching focus despite surprise showings in a different discipline
    11 Jan: New Zealand Giant Slalom skiing star Alice Robinson isn't switching focus despite surprise showings in a different discipline... more
    A major career breakthrough for teenage snowboarder Dane Menzies
    11 Jan: A major career breakthrough for teenage snowboarder Dane Menzies... more
    Snowboarder Cam Melville Ives has finished down in 12th in the halfpipe at the latest World Cup event in Aspen
    10 Jan: Snowboarder Cam Melville Ives has finished down in 12th in the halfpipe at the latest World Cup event in Aspen... more
    The countdown has just ramped up to the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics with the ticking over of the new year
    1 Jan: The countdown has just ramped up to the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics with the ticking over of the new year... more
    More success in Super G for alpine skiier Alice Robinson
    21 Dec 2025: More success in Super G for alpine skiier Alice Robinson... more
    A breakthrough win for Alice Robinson in the Super G discipline, eight weeks out from the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina
    15 Dec 2025: A breakthrough win for Alice Robinson in the Super G discipline, eight weeks out from the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina... more

     Most Popular Recent Skiing News
     25 Jan: Scotty James wins fifth-straight X-Games superpipe gold ahead of Milano Cortina Games +++++++
     11 Jan: A major career breakthrough for teenage snowboarder Dane Menzies ++++++
     10 Jan: Snowboarder Cam Melville Ives has finished down in 12th in the halfpipe at the latest World Cup event in Aspen ++++++
     11 Jan: New Zealand Giant Slalom skiing star Alice Robinson isn't switching focus despite surprise showings in a different discipline ++++++
     25 Jan: Luca Harrington is the back-to-back champion in the men's ski slopestyle at the X Games in Aspen ++++++
     05 Feb: Australian man Michael 'Micky' Hurst dies in Japan while skiing +++++
     21 Jan: Skier Alice Robinson has finished 13th at the latest giant slalom World Cup event in Italy as the build-up to next month's Winter Olympics continues +++++

     Skiing NewsLinks
      5 Feb: Milano cortina winter olympics - what you need to know (RadioNZ)
      4 Feb: Lindsey’s 41 and did her acl five days ago. on sunday, she races at the olympics (Sydney Morning Herald)
      31 Jan: ‘olympic dream is not over’: defiant skiing great, 41, airlifted to hospital after crash (Stuff.co.nz)
      30 Jan: How skiing great camplin-warner was unearthed (Sydney Morning Herald)
      18 Jan: Jakara anthony triumphs at waterville valley (Sydney Morning Herald)
      27 Dec: Sat, 27 Dec 2025: Body found at port waikato believed to be missing jet skier (Stuff.co.nz)
      22 Dec: Mon, 22 Dec 2025: Concerns over winter olympics skiing snow levels (BBCWorld)
      18 Dec: Thu, 18 Dec 2025: How alice robinson became the top challenger to skiing great in olympic season (Stuff.co.nz)
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