Live Blog: Milano Cortina Day 1
It's finally here! Day One of the Olympic Games sees New Zealanders compete in the Women's and Men's Freeski Slopestyle before the Men's Snowboard Big Air Final! Let's Go Kiwis 🌿
Menzies finishes 6th, Farrell 8th, Jamieson 9th in Olympic final
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It all comes down to the final run
It's another nailbiter as we wait to see what our Kiwi athletes can put down on their third and final run. Dane Menzies is currently sitting in third place.
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Lyon Farrell in 4th place after run one
We're off to a good start, but there are still two runs to go. Lyon currently in 4th, Dane 5th, Rocco 7th.
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Get ready for the Snowboard Big Air Final
Finals time in 10! Rocco Jamieson, Dane Menzies and Lyon Farrell are back in action.
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Barclay & Harrington through to freeski slopestyle finals
After a nail-biting second run, Ben and Luca have secured their spots in the finals! Lucas Ball was the youngest competitor on course today and came out charging to finish a respectable 20th.
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End of run one: Barclay in 4th, Harrington 6th, Ball 14th
One run down, one more to go! Ben and Luca are currently sitting in the top 12, and Lucas is just outside. They'll all be looking to improve their scores on run 2 to lock in a place in the final.
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Men's Freeski Slopestyle Qualifications about to start
Ben Barclay will be dropping in third, Luca Harrington in seventh and Lucas Ball 29th.
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Andrews finishes 17th, Trotter 20th in Freeski Slopestyle Qualifications
Ruby and Sylvia won't move through to the Slopestyle final, but we're looking forward to seeing them back in action in the Big Air next week! Men's qualification rounds coming up soon.
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Supporters in the house!
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Andrews in 12th, Trotter in 16th after run one
At the end of run one Ruby Star Andrew is sitting in 12th place and Sylvia Trotter in 16th. Top 12 progress to finals. Let's go run two!
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Athletes dropping in T- 30 minutes
Women's Slopestyle qualification gets underway at 10.30 with Ruby Star Andrews fourth to drop and Sylvia Trotter 26th. Athletes have two runs to impress the judges, with their highest scoring run counting. The top 12 athletes will progress to finals. Go team!
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Mōrena from Livigno
Freestyle skiing up first! Cant wait for this to get underway
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