Zoi Sadowski Synnott holds the New Zealand flag after winning bronze at the Winter Olympics yesterday. Photo: Getty ImagesSkateboarding on a ski ramp in her backyard might have just been a bit of fun at the time, but it was the start of something special for Zoi Sadowski-Synnott. The 16-year-old Olympic bronze medallist told D'Arcy Waldegrave on Newstalk ZB that having a ramp in the backyard was a great help on her path to Olympic success. "My parents got a ski ramp for my brother for his birthday and we got to skate on it. Sadowski-Synnott broke New Zealand's 26-year Winter Olympics medal drought yesterday when she claimed third in the women's big air snowboarding competition.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 22, 2018 19:18 UTC