New Zealand at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics

Sporting event delegation

New Zealand at the
2016 Winter Youth Olympics

IOC code| NZL
NOC| New Zealand Olympic Committee
Website| www.olympic.org.nz
in Lillehammer, Norway
Competitors| 11 in 5 sports
Flag bearer| Finn Bilous
Medals
Ranked =22nd|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Winter Youth Olympics appearances

* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

New Zealand competed at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, from 12 to 21 February 2016. It was New Zealand's second appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games, having competed at the inaugural Games four years earlier.

The New Zealand team consisted of 11 athletes (eight men and five women) competing in five sports. The flag bearer for the team was freestyle skier Finn Bilous, who won both of New Zealand's medals at the Games.[1][2]

## Medallists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Silver | Finn Bilous | Freestyle skiing | Boys' halfpipe | 14 February
Bronze | Finn Bilous | Freestyle skiing | Boys' slopestyle | 19 February

## Alpine skiing

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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Run 1  | Run 2  | Total

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Elizabeth Reid | Girls' slalom | 58.07  | 16  | DNF
Girls' giant slalom | DNF | Did not advance
Girls' super-G | —  | 1:16.87  | 20
Girls' combined | 1:17.25  | 15  | 45.39  | 15  | 2:02.64  | 11
Jackson Rich | Boys' slalom | 1:00.70  | 41  | DNF
Boys' giant slalom | 1:24.54  | 34  | Did not advance
Boys' super-G | —  | DNF
Boys' combined | 1:16.76  | 38  | 46.28  | 27  | 2:03.04  | 25

## Curling

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Main article: Curling at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics

### Mixed team

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Main article: Curling at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics – Mixed team

Team

* Matthew Neilson
* Ben Smith
* Courtney Smith
* Holly Thompson

Round Robin
Group A | Skip | W | L

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United States | Luc Violette | 6 | 1
Switzerland | Selina Witschonke | 6 | 1
Russia | Nadezhda Karelina | 6 | 1
Turkey | Oğuzhan Karakurt | 3 | 4
Italy | Luca Rizzolli | 3 | 4
China | Du Hongrui | 2 | 5
New Zealand | Matthew Neilson | 1 | 6
Japan | Kota Ito | 1 | 6

Draw 1
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final

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Russia (Karelina) | 3  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 7
New Zealand (Neilson)  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 5

Draw 2
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final

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Italy (Rizzolli)  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | X  | 7
New Zealand (Neilson)  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | X  | 2

Draw 3
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final

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Turkey (Karakurt) | 2  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 6  | X  | 13
New Zealand (Neilson)  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | X  | 5

Draw 4
Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final

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Switzerland (Witschonke)  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 2  | X  | 9
New Zealand (Neilson)  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | X  | 4

Draw 5
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final

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New Zealand (Neilson)  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | X  | 3
United States (Violette)  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 2  | X  | 10

Draw 6
Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final

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New Zealand (Neilson)  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 2  | X  | 7
Japan (Ito)  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | X  | 5

Draw 7
Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final

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New Zealand (Neilson)  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 5
China (Du)  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 6

### Mixed doubles

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Athletes  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Holly Thompson (NZL)
Sterling Middleton (CAN) | Mixed doubles |  Smith (GBR)
Hong (KOR)
W 8 – 2  |  Polat (TUR)
Zhang (CHN)
W 9 – 2  |  Matsuzawa (JPN)
Hoesli (SUI)
L 1 – 11  | Did not advance
Courtney Smith (NZL)
Henwy Lockmann (SUI) |  Ramsfjell (NOR)
Kim (KOR)
L 4 – 10  | Did not advance
Maria Arkhipova (RUS)
Matthew Neilson (NZL) |  Lee (KOR)
Nygren (SWE)
L 4 – 11  | Did not advance
Cora Farrell (USA)
Ben Smith (NZL) |  Oh (KOR)
Esenboga (TUR)
L 1 – 8  | Did not advance

## Freestyle skiing

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Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Best  | Rank
Finn Bilous | Boys' halfpipe | 89.60  | 90.80  | 92.20  | 92.20  |
Boys' slopestyle | 86.00  | 61.20  | —  | 86.00  |
Jackson Wells | Boys' slopestyle | 61.40  | 79.00  | —  | 79.00  | 6

## Ice hockey

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Main article: Ice hockey at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Ollie Curtis | Boys' individual skills challenge | 8  | 14  | Did not advance

## Snowboarding

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Main article: Snowboarding at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Run 1  | Run 2  | Run 3  | Best  | Rank
Tiarn Collins | Boys' halfpipe | 72.25  | 14.00  | 76.25  | 76.25  | 5
Boys' slopestyle | 65.50  | 86.25  | —  | 86.25  | 4
Rakai Tait | Boys' halfpipe | 67.25  | 75.75  | 67.00  | 75.75  | 6
Boys' slopestyle | 53.00  | 11.50  | —  | 53.00  | 13

## See also

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* New Zealand at the 2016 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ Cook, Marjorie (11 February 2016). "Wanaka's Finn Bilous to carry flag for New Zealand at Youth Winter Olympics". Stuff. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
2. ^ "Finn Bilous". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

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