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Ben Harrington at World Champs - Image by FIS Freestyle / Chad Buchholz<br />
SNOWSPORTS NZ<br />
A SEASON RECAP<br />
Worsd by Britt Hawes - Images as stated<br />
Kiwi snow sports athletes have<br />
continued their momentum from<br />
their phenomenal 2022 season,<br />
continuing to put New Zealand on<br />
the global snow sports map across<br />
multiple disciplines.<br />
Kiwis had considerable success at<br />
the top levels of the sport, while also<br />
producing incredible results at North<br />
American Cup and European Cup<br />
level, showing just how deep the<br />
talent runs in Kiwi snow sports.<br />
Check out some of the epic results<br />
below!<br />
Freeskiing<br />
18-year-old freeskier Ruby Star<br />
Andrews burst onto the World Cup<br />
Slopestyle scene this year, claiming<br />
the first World Cup podium of her<br />
career. Ruby finished in third place<br />
at the FIS Slopestyle World Cup<br />
held at Mammoth Mountain. She<br />
also achieved a career best result<br />
at the FIS Park and Pipe World<br />
Championships, finishing in 6th<br />
place in the Freeski Slopestyle.<br />
Luca Harrington had a breakthrough<br />
season, claiming career best World<br />
Cup and World Championships<br />
results. Luca finished in fourth place<br />
at the heavily stacked FIS Freeski<br />
Slopestyle World Cup in Silvaplana<br />
and in fifth place in Big Air at the FIS<br />
Park & Pipe World Championships<br />
held in Georgia.<br />
Luca's older brother Ben Harrington<br />
also achieved a career best World<br />
Champs finish, with a fifth place<br />
in the Freeski Halfpipe as well as<br />
finishing in fifth place at the invite<br />
only Dew Tour the week prior.<br />
In the Freeski Development space,<br />
Fin Melville Ives (16) and Gustav<br />
Legnavsky (17) both had career<br />
best Halfpipe World Cup finishes,<br />
with two sixth place finishes for<br />
Fin and a seventh place finish for<br />
Gustav.<br />
14-year-old Luke Harrold had<br />
a fantastic season at the North<br />
American Cup and European Cup<br />
level, claiming the win at both the<br />
Freeski Halfpipe European Cup<br />
Premium in LAAX and Aspen Open<br />
Freeski Halfpipe competitions.<br />
Para Alpine Ski Racing<br />
Adam Hall had yet another<br />
successful season on the Para<br />
Alpine World Cup circuit, with his<br />
top result a third-place finish at the<br />
FIS Para Alpine Slalom World Cup<br />
held in St. Moritz.<br />
Adam also secured podium finishes<br />
at the Slalom European Cup Finals<br />
in Fageralm Forstau (2nd place)<br />
and the Slalom European Cup in<br />
Wildschoenau (3rd place).<br />
The Para Alpine Development<br />
team had a successful season, with<br />
podiums achieved across Slalom,<br />
Giant Slalom and Super G at<br />
Nationals and FIS level races.<br />
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