Nico Porteous has given his Winter Olympic preparation the perfect boost winning the freeski halfpipe at the latest World Cup in the United States. Nico Porteous with his second X Games gold medal.

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She also won the bronze.

. The success of Zoi Sadowski-Synnott and Nico Porteous at the Winter X-Games has forced a change in mindset from Snow Sports NZ. Porteous jumped over barriers to run out to the halfpipe and. Back to back X-Games gold for Nico Porteous.

Haffey Getty Images. They now find themselves in the unfamiliar position of heading to an. Stay up to date with dewtour on Facebook Instagram TikTok and Twitter.

Thanks for another great event at Copper Mountain Colorado. Nico Porteous flashing his gold medal at the 2022 X Games. 2018 free ski half pipe bronze medallist Nico Porteous won his second X-Games gold medal in Aspen last month and shapes as a candidate to.

Tess Ledeux BENT 85. I born 6 March 2001 is a New Zealand snowboarder specialising in slopestyle and big air competitions. PhotosportTommy Pyatt Less than two weeks out from the Winter Olympics in Beijing the bronze medallist from the 2018 Games in Pyeonchang won his second X Games gold.

Gu finished first in the womens event even though she was holding back. Well see you next year. Aaron Blunck topped the standings with a score of 9200 and was followed by Nico.

The Kiwi freeskier today confirmed his status as a gold-medal favourite for. Kiwi freeskier Nico Porteous has defended his title and won the mens ski superpipe gold medal at the 2022 Aspen X Games. He dropped in switch starting with a switch right 900 went into a newly learnt switch left double.

Porteous capped off a win at the Freeski Halfpipe World Cup earlier this year by drinking from his boot known as a shoey made famous by Perth Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo. New Zealands snow sports team are shredding the slopes of success early in 2022 and Nico Porteous is in no doubt over who is the pied piper of the band. Subscribe to our newsletter to start receiving Atomic news.

A focused competitor this ski is goal oriented. Team USA flourished in the mens freestyle skiing halfpipe qualifier occupying three of the top four positions. The 20-year-old Kiwi has defended his mens ski superpipe title in Aspen.

Nico Porteous BENT 90. Kiwi freeskier Nico Porteous has defended his X Games superpipe crown winning gold thanks to a thrilling final run but his celebrations will remain on. Last year Nico Porteous won X Games Aspen gold with his back-to-back 1620s in the halfpipe something no one had ever done before.

Nico Porteous nailed the preview - now its time to do likewise at the big O-show. If we see a shoey on the podium in Beijing we might have to make him an honorary Sandgroper. Gustav Legnavsky has drawn inspiration from watching Zoi Sadowski-Synnott and Nico Porteous secure Olympic bronze medals four years ago The free skier is.

Nicos older brother Miguel Porteous 22 finished in 7th place at his fourth X Games appearance and WÄ naka local Ben Harrington 20 dropped into his debut X Games tonight finishing in a credible 8th place. Porteous left it until his fourth and final run to land what the commentators described as the most technical halfpipe run ever landed in competition. His fellow Olympic bronze medalist Zoi.

Nico Porteous does a shoey. Aaron Blunck USA claimed the silver medal in his 12th X Games appearance and David Wise USA two-time Olympic gold medalist rounded out the podium in. The standout American-born freestyle skier who represents China already has a.

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott ˈ z oʊ. Kiwi superstar Nico Porteous joined the programme ahead of this weekends X-Games in Aspen USA. His teammate Nico Porteous was making his rounds of post-qualifying interviews when he suddenly realized Harrington had crashed.

Nico Porteous completed an astonishing weekend for Team Wanaka when he won gold in the mens superpipe at the invitation-only X Games at Aspen yesterday. Welcome to Winter Dew Tour 2021 at Copper Mountain Colorado - December 16-19 2021 READ STORY. A day after Zoi Sadowski-Synnott won the second of her two gold medals at the glamour event Porteous delivered one of the most brilliant performances of his career.

Porteous was sitting in the bronze medal position for most. Two-time defending champion David Wise qualified in fourth. For the halfpipe I cannot think of a more purposefully built ski.

Aaron Blunck of the United States finished first in mens qualifying followed by Nico Porteous of New Zealand and Birk Irving of the US. But on Sunday night in his title defense in the Buttermilk Ski Area superpipe simply putting down back-to-back 16s wasnt enough to impress the judges and Porteous found himself sitting in third as he dropped into his final run. Tommy Pyatt Over a Zoom call from Switzerland where he went to recharge between Colorado and China Porteous describes his state.

She won the gold medal in the womens slopestyle and silver in the big air at the 2022 Winter Olympics becoming New Zealands first gold medallist and first to win multiple medals at the Winter Olympics. The perfect ski for anyone ready to take their park riding to the next level while still versatile enough for the entire mountain.