Nico Porteous has won New Zealand’s second gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics in the Men’s Freestyle Skiing Halfpipe.
The #Gold goes to Nico Porteous in the men’s #FreestyleSkiing halfpipe.
PyeongChang 2018 – 🥉#Beijing2022 – 🥇
Amazing! pic.twitter.com/3FAHz1UgcE
— Olympics (@Olympics) February 19, 2022
LATEST NZ TEAM RESULT: #FREESKI
Nico Porteous wins the GOLD MEDAL in the Men’s Halfpipe Final with a score of 93.00 #EARNTHEFERN 🌿 #BEIJING2022@snowsports_nz
— The New Zealand Team (@TheNZTeam) February 19, 2022
What an Olympic Games for New Zealand:
🇳🇿Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (🥇🥈, W Snowboarding Slopestyle/Big Air)
🇳🇿Nico Porteous (🥇, M Freestyle Skiing Halfpipe)
New Zealand hadn't won a single medal at the Winter Olympics until #Beijing2022.
What a historic #Olympics for NZ. pic.twitter.com/hDlTqOIC3X
— Lukas Weese (@Weesesports) February 19, 2022
Nico Porteous won #Bronze at PyeongChang 2018 in the men’s freeski halfpipe when he was just 16.
Now, he is excited to showcase “the older, more mature version” of himself at #Beijing2022. pic.twitter.com/DRQkhfFWAD
— Olympics (@Olympics) February 19, 2022