Adventure #238

Alpine Ski Racing
Alice Robinson proved she is back on form with a string of top 10 finishes
at World Cup and World Championship events. Her top finish position was
seventh, which she achieved twice in Giant Slalom and once in Super G.
Kiwi speedskier Tawny Wagstaff, obliterated New Zealand's speed
skiing world record, clocking a phenomenal 248.610kph at the World
Championships held in France in March.
Tawny in fact broke the NZ record twice over four days, initially breaking
the twenty-year-old NZ record on the 20th of March with a speed of
233kph, then subsequently topping his own record with a speed of
248.610kph on the 22nd of March. Tawny is now the 11th fastest person in
the world of all time.
Finn Bilous doing what he does best
Freeride
Finn Bilous had an epic debut season on the Freeride World Tour, securing
both a fourth and fifth finish at the Kicking Horse and Ordino Arcalís stops
respectively. Despite all the Kiwis on Tour giving it everything they had, Finn
was the only athlete to make it through the cut to the final two stops on the
Tour this year.
A huge congratulations to Blake Marshall and Ben Richards, who due to
their fantastic results on the Freeride World Qualifier, have secured their
spots on the 2024 Freeride World Tour.
With Winter Games NZ delivering an extensive Park & Pipe, Alpine and
Freeride programme during the 2023 New Zealand winter we look forward to
watching the Kiwis in action on home snow!
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