New Zealand at the 2018 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia New Zealand at the 2018 Winter Olympics New Zealand at the 2018 Winter Olympics Flag of New Zealand IOC code NZL NOC New Zealand Olympic Committee Website www.olympics.org.nz in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9 -- 25 February 2018 Competitors 21 in 5 sports Flag bearer ( opening ) Beau - James Wells Flag bearer ( closing ) Zoi Sadowski - Synnott Medals Ranked 26th Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 Winter Olympics appearances ( overview ) 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 New Zealand competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. The team consisted of 21 athletes, 17 men and 4 women, across five sports. The team collected two bronze medals, which made these games the most successful Winter Games for New Zealand ; the nation had previously collected only one Winter Olympic medal, a silver at the 1992 Games. The two medals also exceeded High Performance Sport New Zealand 's target of one medal for the Games. The two bronze medals were won by Zoi Sadowski - Synnott in the women 's snowboarding big air and by Nico Porteous in the men 's ski halfpipe. Porteous at 16 years 91 days and Sadowski - Synnott at 16 years 353 days became the nation 's two youngest Olympic medallists, breaking the previous record of 17 years 100 days set by Danyon Loader at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Contents 1 Medallists 2 Competitors 3 Alpine skiing 4 Freestyle skiing 5 Skeleton 6 Snowboarding 7 Speed skating 8 See also 9 References Medallists Medal Name Sport Event Date 03 ! Bronze Sadowski - Synnott, Zoi Zoi Sadowski - Synnott Snowboarding Women 's big air 22 February 03 ! Bronze Porteous, Nico Nico Porteous Freestyle skiing Men 's halfpipe 22 February Competitors The New Zealand Olympic Committee ( NZOC ) confirmed a team of 21 athletes, 17 men and 4 women, to compete in five sports. It is the largest delegation New Zealand has sent to the Winter Olympics, surpassing the 18 athletes who were sent to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino. The nation participated in the same sports as at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Sixteen - year - old alpine skier Alice Robinson was New Zealand 's youngest competitor ; along with fellow 16 - year - olds Nico Porteous and Zoi Sadowski - Synnott, the three were the first New Zealand Olympians at either Games to be born in the 21st century. 38 - year old speed skater Shane Dobbin was the oldest competitor. Sport Men Women Total Alpine skiing Freestyle skiing 7 9 Skeleton 0 Snowboarding 5 Speed skating 0 Total 17 21 Alpine skiing Main article : Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics New Zealand qualified two alpine skiers, one male and one female, through the basic quota. They also received one additional quota. Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Adam Barwood Men 's giant slalom 1 : 13.41 40 1 : 13.81 35 2 : 27.22 34 Men 's slalom DNF Men 's super-G N / A 1 : 31.10 43 Willis Feasey Men 's giant slalom 1 : 14.48 42 1 : 13.80 34 2 : 28.28 36 Men 's slalom DNF Men 's super-G N / A 1 : 28.59 37 Alice Robinson Women 's giant slalom 1 : 16.66 37 1 : 14.53 38 2 : 31.19 35 Women 's slalom DNF Freestyle skiing Main article : Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics The NZOC announced the first five freestyle skiers on 24 October 2017, adding another two on 8 November 2017, and a further two on 12 January 2018. Jossi Wells withdrew from participating on 9 January 2018 due to injury. Halfpipe Athlete Event Qualification Final Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank Miguel Porteous Men 's halfpipe 40.40 62.60 62.60 17 Did not advance Nico Porteous 51.20 72.80 72.80 11 Q 82.40 94.80 30.00 94.80 03 ! Beau - James Wells 86.20 88.20 88.20 5 Q 87.40 52.20 91.60 91.60 Byron Wells 88.60 42.00 88.60 4 Q DNS Britt Hawes Women 's halfpipe 52.20 57.40 57.40 21 Did not advance Janina Kuzma 67.80 48.60 67.80 16 Did not advance Ski cross Athlete Event Seeding Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank Jamie Prebble Men 's ski cross 1 : 10.48 25 Did not advance Qualification legend : FA -- Qualify to medal round ; FB -- Qualify to consolation round Slopestyle Athlete Event Qualification Final Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank Finn Bilous Men 's slopestyle 24.80 85.00 85.00 13 Did not advance Jackson Wells 52.80 42.00 52.80 25 Did not advance Skeleton Main article : Skeleton at the 2018 Winter Olympics New Zealand qualified one male skeleton athlete. The NZOC announced the selection of the racer on 19 January 2018. Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Rhys Thornbury Men 's 50.90 8 51.03 10 50.65 6 52.14 20 3 : 24.72 14 Snowboarding Main article : Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics The NZOC announced the first four snowboarders on 24 October 2017. Freestyle Athlete Event Qualification Final Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank Carlos Garcia Knight Men 's big air 88.75 97.50 97.50 1 Q JNS JNS 54.25 54.25 11 Men 's slopestyle 80.10 40.20 80.10 2 Q 78.60 52.98 24.35 78.60 5 Rakai Tait Men 's halfpipe 36.50 25.75 36.50 26 Did not advance Zoi Sadowski - Synnott Women 's big air 72.75 92.00 92.00 5 Q 65.50 92.00 JNS 157.50 03 ! Women 's slopestyle Cancelled 26.70 48.38 CAN 48.38 13 Tiarn Collins also qualified for the men 's slopestyle and big air competitions, but was forced to withdraw after dislocated his shoulder in training prior to the start of the games. Snowboard cross Athlete Event Seeding 1 / 8 final Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Run 1 Run 2 Best Seed Time Rank Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank Duncan Campbell Men 's snowboard cross 1 : 16.68 32 DNF 1 : 16.68 37 5 Did not advance Qualification legend : FA -- Qualify to medal round ; FB -- Qualify to consolation round Speed skating Main article : Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics Individual Athlete Event Race Time Rank Reyon Kay Men 's 1500 m 1 : 47.81 26 Peter Michael Men 's 1500 m 1 : 46.39 14 Men 's 5000 m 6 : 14.07 Mass start Athlete Event Semifinal Final Points Time Rank Points Time Rank Reyon Kay Men 's mass start 0 9 : 17.99 12 Did not advance Peter Michael 60 7 : 55.10 1 Q 0 7 : 49.33 15 Team pursuit Athlete Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Opposition Time Rank Opposition Time Rank Opposition Time Rank Shane Dobbin Reyon Kay Peter Michael Men 's team pursuit Norway ( NOR ) L 3 : 41.18 4 Q South Korea ( KOR ) L 3 : 39.53 2 FB Netherlands ( NED ) L 3 : 43.54 See also New Zealand at the 2017 Asian Winter Games New Zealand at the 2018 Commonwealth Games References Jump up ^ `` Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018 '' ( PDF ). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee ( IOC ). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` NZ Team Recognises Medallists Ahead of Closing Ceremony ''. New Zealand Olympic Committee. 25 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` Strategic Plan 2017 - 2020 '' ( PDF ). High Performance Sport New Zealand. Retrieved 11 February 2018. Jump up ^ Norquay, Kevin ( 22 February 2018 ). `` 2018 Winter Olympics : Meet the high - flying 16 - year - olds who made New Zealand proud ''. Stuff. Retrieved 24 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` Alice Robinson to be New Zealand 's youngest ever Winter Olympian at age 16 ''. Stuff. ^ Jump up to : `` Nico Porteous joins brother in team for Winter Olympics, history beckon ''. Stuff.co.nz. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017. Jump up ^ `` Wells brothers added to Winter Olympics team ''. Radio New Zealand. 8 November 2017. Jump up ^ `` Two more Wells brothers added to NZ Winter Olympics team ''. Retrieved 16 January 2018 -- via TVNZ. Jump up ^ `` Jossi Wells withdraws from Winter Olympics team ''. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018. Jump up ^ `` Quota Allocation PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games 2018 - Men 's Skeleton - IBSF 14 January 2018 '' ( PDF ). www.ibsf.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation ( IBSF ). 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018. Jump up ^ `` Skeleton racer Rhys Thornbury named in New Zealand Winter Olympics team ''. www.stuff.co.nz/. Fairfax New Zealand Limited. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018. Jump up ^ `` Women 's slopestyle qualification canceled ''. Reuters. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` 2018 Winter Olympics : Kiwi snowboarder Tiarn Collins dislocates shoulder on eve ''. Stuff. Retrieved 12 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` Winter Olympics : Kiwi snowboarder Tiarn Collins ruled out of Winter Olympics ''. 12 February 2018 -- via www.nzherald.co.nz. 2018 New Zealand Winter Olympics team Alpine skiing Adam Barwood Willis Feasey Alice Robinson Freestyle skiing Finn Bilous Britt Hawes Janina Kuzma Miguel Porteous Nico Porteous Jamie Prebble Beau - James Wells Byron Wells Jackson Wells Skeleton Rhys Thornbury Snowboarding Duncan Campbell Tiarn Collins Carlos Garcia Knight Zoi Sadowski - Synnott Rakai Tait Speed skating Shane Dobbin Reyon Kay Peter Michael Chef de Mission : Pete Wardell Nations at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea Africa Eritrea Ghana Kenya Madagascar Morocco Nigeria South Africa Togo Americas Argentina Bermuda Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Ecuador Jamaica Mexico Puerto Rico United States Asia China East Timor Hong Kong India Iran Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Malaysia Mongolia North Korea Pakistan Philippines Singapore South Korea Chinese Taipei Thailand Uzbekistan Europe Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Oceania Australia New Zealand Tonga Other Korea Olympic Athletes from Russia New Zealand at the Olympics Summer Olympic Games 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 Winter Olympic Games 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Australia and New Zealand participated together as Australasia during the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics. 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