Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has won New Zealand's first ski/snowboard world title after being concussed during a qualifying run. Sadowski-Synnott suffered concussion on her second qualifying run at Park City yesterday, and was not even going to compete in today's final. Zoi Sadowski-Synnott celebrates winning the gold medal at the Park City event. "I was actually very stoked on my qualifying run. Sadowski-Synnott won silver at the world champs two years ago, took bronze in the big air competition in last year's Winter Olympics in South Korea, and became the first Kiwi snowboarder to win X-Games gold last month.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 10, 2019 20:03 UTC