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History of Ski Racing in NZ
The first ski races took place in New Zealand in the 1920s. Racing events became an important means of contact between the ski clubs in early years. The first nationwide ski championships were held at Ruapehu in 1929, and competitions between New Zealand and Australia began in the 1930s. Federated Mountain Clubs set up a ski sub-committee in 1931 and then a Ski Council in 1932 to organise these events. An independent New Zealand Ski Council was established in 1954. This was followed by Ski Racing NZ and now Snow Sports NZ in 2010.
Video - Mt Cook 1946
NZ Winter Olympics Teams
New Zealand has competed at most Winter Olympics since 1952, when Sir Roy McKenzie led a team. In 1992 Annelise Coberger became the first person from the Southern Hemisphere to win a medal at the Winter Olympics when she won silver in the slalom at Albertville in France.
New Zealand in the Winter Olympic Games 1952 - 2014
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Winter Olympics |
Place |
Discipline |
Event |
Name |
Medal |
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1952 |
Oslo |
Men |
Downhill |
Herbert Familton |
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Giant Slalom |
Bill Hunt |
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Slalom |
Herbert Familton |
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Bill Hunt |
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Women |
Giant Slalom |
Annette Johnson |
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Slalom |
Annette Johnson |
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1960 |
Cortina d'Ampezzo |
Men |
Downhill |
Bill Hunt |
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Sam Chaffey |
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Giant Slalom |
Sam Chaffey |
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Bill Hunt |
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Slalom |
Bill Hunt |
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Sam Chaffey |
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Women |
Downhill |
Trish Prain |
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Cecilia Womersley |
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Giant Slalom |
Trish Prain |
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Cecilia Womersley |
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Slalom |
Cecilia Womersley |
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Trish Prain |
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1968 |
Calgary |
Men |
Downhill |
Murray Gardner |
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Thomas Huppert |
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Robert Palmer |
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Giant Slalom |
Robert Palmer |
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Murray Gardner |
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Michael Dennis |
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Thomas Huppert |
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Slalom |
Thomas Huppert |
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Michael Dennis |
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Murray Gardner |
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Robert Palmer |
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Women |
Downhill |
Anne Reid |
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Giant Slalom |
Anne Reid |
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Slalom |
Margot Blakely |
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Anne Reid |
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1972 |
Sapporo |
Men |
Downhill |
Ross Ewington |
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Chris Womersley |
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Giant Slalom |
Ross Ewington |
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Chris Womersley |
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Slalom |
Chris Womersley |
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Ross Ewington |
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1976 |
Innsbruck |
Men |
Downhill |
Robin Armstrong |
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Brett Kendall |
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Stuart Blakely |
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Giant Slalom |
Robin Armstrong |
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Stuart Blakely |
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Brett Kendall |
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Slalom |
Robin Armstrong |
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Brett Kendall |
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Stuart Blakely |
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Women |
Downhill |
Sue Gibson |
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Giant Slalom |
Sue Gibson |
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Janet Wells |
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Slalom |
Sue Gibson |
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1980 |
Lake Placid |
Men |
Downhill |
Stuart Blakely |
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Giant Slalom |
Scott Kendall |
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Mark Vryenhoek |
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Stuart Blakely |
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Slalom |
Mark Vryenhoek |
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Stuart Blakely |
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Scott Kendall |
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Women |
Downhill |
Anna Archibald |
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Giant Slalom |
Anna Archibald |
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Fiona Johnson |
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Slalom |
Fiona Johnson |
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1984 |
Sarajevo |
Men |
Downhill |
Markus Hubrich |
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Bruce Grant |
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Giant Slalom |
Simon Lyle Wi Rutene |
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Markus Hubrich |
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Slalom |
Matthias Hubrich |
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Markus Hubrich |
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Women |
Downhill |
Kate Rattray |
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Christine Grant |
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Giant Slalom |
Kate Rattray |
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1988 |
Calgary |
Men |
Super-G |
Simon Lyle Wi Rutene |
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Matthias Hubrich |
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Giant Slalom |
Simon Lyle Wi Rutene |
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Matthias Hubrich |
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Slalom |
Matthias Hubrich |
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Simon Lyle Wi Rutene |
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Combined |
Simon Lyle Wi Rutene |
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Women |
Super-G |
Kate Rattray |
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Giant Slalom |
Kate Rattray |
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Slalom |
Kate Rattray |
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1992 |
Albertville |
Men |
Super-G |
Simon Lyle Wi Rutene |
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Giant Slalom |
Simon Lyle Wi Rutene |
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Slalom |
Simon Wi Rutene |
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Women |
Slalom |
Annelise Coberger |
SILVER |
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1994 |
Lillehammer |
Men |
Super-G |
Simon Wi Rutene |
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Giant Slalom |
Simon Wi Rutene |
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Slalom |
Simon Wi Rutene |
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Combined |
Simon Wi Rutene |
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Women |
Slalom |
Annelise Coberger |
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Claudia Riegler |
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1998 |
Nagano |
Women |
Slalom |
Claudia Riegler |
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2002 |
Salt Lake City |
Men |
Giant Slalom |
Jesse Teat |
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Todd Haywood |
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Slalom |
Jesse Teat |
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Todd Haywood |
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Women |
Slalom |
Claudia Riegler |
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2006 |
Torino |
Men |
Slalom |
Mickey Ross |
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Women |
Slalom |
Nicola Campbell |
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Erika Mcleod |
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Giant Slalom |
Nicola Campbell |
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Erika Mcleod |
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2010 |
Vancouver |
Men |
Super-G |
Tim Cafe |
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Ben Griffin |
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Giant Slalom |
Ben Griffin |
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2014 |
Sochi |
Men |
Slalom |
Adam Barwood |
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Giant Slalom |