Beijing (AFP) – 07/02/2022. 01:13
New Zealand’s first gold medal in the history of the Winter Olympics
Zoe Sadowski awarded Sinnott’s first gold medal for New Zealand In the history of the Winter Olympics, she won the “Slope Style” title in the women’s snowboard competition on Sunday.
The twenty-year-old maintained her composure in the last attempt to enter the history of her country.
“Honestly I am in shock, but it means a lot to me to give New Zealand its first Olympic gold at the Winter Games,” the Swedish-born athlete said before moving to New Zealand at the age of six. )”.
Sadovsky Sinnot, who spent the period of lockdown during the pandemic in New Zealand jumping on a trampoline to train her aerobic movements, made a great jump in the last attempt and distinguished moves that gave her a mark of 92.88, while American Julia Marino won silver and Australian Tess Cody bronze.
New Zealand has previously won a silver and two bronze medals at the Winter Olympics, including third place for Sadovsky Sinnot in the “big aerial” category in skateboarding at the last Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang 2018 in South Korea.
