New Zealand competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. The New Zealand team consisted of 15 athletes—nine men and six women—who competed in five sports. Selection of the New Zealand team was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC).
Alice Robinson and Finn Bilous were the country's flagbearers for the opening ceremony. Nico Porteous was the New Zealand flagbearer at the closing ceremony.
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott became New Zealand's first Winter Olympics gold medallist when she won the women's snowboarding slopestyle. Sadowski-Synnott also won a silver medal, in the women's snowboarding big air. Later in the Games, Nico Porteous won the gold medal in the men's freestyle skiing halfpipe, to become the first New Zealand man and youngest New Zealander to win a Winter Olympics gold medal. With two gold medals and one silver medal, placing New Zealand 17th on the medal table, the 2022 Winter Olympics were the country's most successful since first competing at the Winter Games in 1952.
Medallists MedalNameSportEventDate Snowboarding Women's slopestyle 6 February Freestyle skiing Men's halfpipe 19 February Snowboarding Women's big air 15 February
Competitors The following table lists of number of New Zealand competitors who participated at the Games by gender and sport.
SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing0 1 1Biathlon1 0 1Freestyle skiing6 3 9Snowboarding1 2 3Speed skating1 0 1 Total 9 6 15
Alpine skiing
New Zealand qualified one male and three female alpine skiers but chose to only use one female quota.
The NZOC announced the first alpine skier on 19 September 2021. AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTime RankTimeRankTimeRankAlice RobinsonWomen's downhill colspan=4 1:35.57 25 Women's giant slalom 1:00.55 25 1:00.27 24 2:00.82 =22Women's super-G colspan=4 Sources:
Biathlon
New Zealand qualified one male athlete.
AthleteEventTimeMissesRankCampbell WrightMen's 10 km sprint27:14.12 (1+1)75Men's 20 km individual52:59.82 (0+1+1+0)32 Sources:
Cross-country skiing
By meeting the basic qualification standards New Zealand qualified one male cross-country skier, but rejected their quota.
Freestyle skiing The NZOC announced the first three freestyle skiers on 19 September 2021, adding six more on 20 January 2022.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3RankRun 1Run 2Run 3RankBen BarclayMen's big air81.0078.2584.50162.7516Did not advanceMen's slopestyle76.0077.71rowspan=177.717 Q29.1629.7867.4067.4010Anja BarughWomen's halfpipe38.5012.2538.5019Did not advanceFinn BilousMen's big air73.7568.7582.00155.7518Did not advanceMen's slopestyle68.0132.85rowspan=168.0115Did not advanceMargaux HackettWomen's big air9.759.0065.0074.7522Did not advanceWomen's slopestyle54.9337.2854.9316Did not advanceBen HarringtonMen's halfpipe69.2523.5069.2513Did not advanceGustav LegnavskyMen's halfpipe48.25 40.7548.25 19Did not advanceChloe McMillanWomen's halfpipe41.7543.5043.5018Did not advanceMiguel PorteousMen's halfpipe81.0031.7581.009 Q63.504.2530.5063.5011Nico PorteousMen's halfpipe75.5090.5090.502 Q93.0030.759.2593.00 Sources:
Snowboarding
The NZOC announced the first snowboarder on 19 September 2021, adding two more snowboarders on 20 January 2022.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalRun 1Run 2Run 3RankRun 1Run 2Run 3RankTiarn CollinsMen's big air71.2514.2521.2592.5023Did not advanceMen's slopestyle58.3629.21rowspan=158.3618 did not advanceZoi Sadowski-SynnottWomen's big air85.50 62.2591.00176.501 Q93.2583.7530.25177.00Women's slopestyle73.5886.75rowspan=186.751 Q84.5128.1592.8892.88Cool WakushimaWomen's big air Withdrew due to injury did not advanceWomen's slopestyle34.46rowspan=134.4623 did not advance Sources:
Speed skating
The NZOC announced the first speed skater on 19 January 2020.
Individual AthleteEventRaceTimeRankPeter MichaelMen's 1500 m1:48.6826Men's 10,000 m13:33.5312 Sources:
Mass start AthleteEventSemifinalsFinalPointsTimeRankPointsTimeRankPeter MichaelMen's27:58.049 did not advance18 Sources:
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