News | Skiing
8 Jan 2026 16:07
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Sports > Skiing

    Nico Porteous has revealed he has developed a new trick he hopes will help land him Olympic gold in February

    Nico Porteous has revealed he has developed a new trick he hopes will help land him Olympic gold in February


    The Wanaka free skier became the first skiier to land back-to-back left and right 1620s in competition in winning the World Championship gold earlier this year.

    Porteous who starts his season campaign tomorrow with qualifying at the Copper halfpipe world cup, says he's been working on something new.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Skiing News
     02 Jan: What we know about the deadly fire at a Swiss ski resort
     01 Jan: The countdown has just ramped up to the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics with the ticking over of the new year
     24 Dec: Pressure builds on Milano Cortina organisers amid climate concerns and funding issues
     21 Dec: More success in Super G for alpine skiier Alice Robinson
     20 Dec: Valentino Guseli wins snowboard halfpipe bronze at Copper Mountain World Cup
     15 Dec: A breakthrough win for Alice Robinson in the Super G discipline, eight weeks out from the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina
     14 Dec: Bree Walker seals IBSF World Cup monobob gold in Lillehammer, Josie Baff, Adam Lambert and 16yo Ally Hickman claim snowboard bronzes
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    It's au revoir for AJ Lam after the upcoming Super Rugby season More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Warner Bros has again rejected a hostile takeover bid from media conglomerate Paramount, telling shareholders to stick with Netflix's rival offer More...



     Today's News

    Environment:
    Wild mountain gorilla gives birth to twins in Virunga National Park 15:57

    Entertainment:
    Tom Brady and Alix Earle had an "instant connection" 15:53

    Law and Order:
    Our newsroom understands a three-year-old boy was found dead at an Auckland home on New Year's Day 15:27

    International:
    ICE agent fatally shoots woman amid US immigration crackdown in Minneapolis 15:27

    Entertainment:
    Rachel Zegler has sparked rumours that she has broken up with her boyfriend Nathan Louis-Fernand 15:23

    Law and Order:
    Police are on the hunt for 50 year-old Lawrence Schwalger - believed to be in the wider Auckland areas 14:57

    Entertainment:
    Maren Morris had "the worst sinus infection" days before her New Year's Eve performance 14:53

    Entertainment:
    Jessica Alba has praised her son's "bravery" amid "new changes" following her ongoing divorce from Cash Warren 14:23

    National:
    US boards a ship sailing under a Russian flag: what we know and don’t know about the legal position 14:17

    Soccer:
    A major signing from the Wellington Phoenix 14:07


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2026 New Zealand City Ltd