Wanaka athletes, snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott and freeskier Nico Porteous, have both won titles on the same day at the World Snowboarding and Freesking Championships in Aspen, Colorado. Sadowski-Synott became the first person ever to defend a snowboarding title when she won the slopestyle event and then a couple of hours later Porteous won the freeski halfpipe title. Double Olympic gold medallist Jamie Anderson of the United States just missed out on claiming her first Slopestyle World Championship gold medal, finishing second with Australian Tess Coady third. "First day of (World Champs) training was my first day back in the pipe and my foot was feeling good. Competition continues for the NZ team tomorrow with Finn Bilous competing in the finals of the Freeski Slopestyle having qualified in fourth place.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 13, 2021 00:11 UTC