2015 New Zealand Winter Games

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2015 New Zealand Winter Games
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Opening21 August 2015
Closing30 August 2015
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The 2015 New Zealand Winter Games was the 4th edition of the New Zealand Winter Gameswas contested August 21 through August 30 in the cities of Naseby, Queenstown, and Wanaka. A total of 35 events across 5 disciplines will be contested, as well as a night parallel slalom to be contested during the opening ceremony. The event is officially called the Audi quattro Wintergames. [1]

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Venues

All venues were located within the Otago region of New Zealand. Alpine skiing will be contested within Coronet Peak in Queenstown. Cross country skiing will take place at the Snow Farm in Wanaka. Curling will be held in the Naseby Curling Rink, or the Maniototo Curling International within Naseby. Both freestyle skiing and snowboarding will be held at the Cardrona Alpine Resort near Wanaka. [2]

Sports

Five winter sports will be contested throughout the duration of the games. This is an increase from the total number of events from the 2011 New Zealand Winter Games.

Alpine skiing will be made up of the giant slalom, slalom, IPC giant slalom, and IPC slalom, all of which will feature both men's and women's events for a total of 16. Additionally, a night parallel slalom will be contested on the 21st during the opening ceremonies with the winners receiving $15,000. [3]

Cross-country skiing will include the events of 15 km Mass Start Classic and 10 km Individual Freestyle for men, the 10 km Mass Start Classic and 5 km Individual Freestyle for women, as well as the sprint for both genders. A total of 6 events will be contested within the discipline. [4]

Curling will only feature one event, the curling mixed doubles. It will include a 2-person team made up of one man and one woman. The event was recently added onto the Winter Olympic program, and this will most likely serve as an important testing event for the sport. [5]

Freestyle skiing will feature big air (or aerials) as well as halfpipe and slopestyle. The halfpipe and slopestyle will both be a part of the 2016 Freestyle Skiing World Cup. All events will feature both a male and female version for a total of 6 events. [6]

Snowboarding will include big air, halfpipe, and slopestyle. Big air was also recently added onto the Winter Olympic Program, so this will likely serve as an important test event. The halfpipe and slopestyle events are part of the 2016 Snowboarding World Cup. All events will include a male and female version for a total of 6 events. [7]

Medalists

Men's Alpine Skiing

EventGoldSilverBronze
Night Slalom: Parallel [8] Flag of the United States.svg Ted Ligety Flag of the United States.svg David Chodounsky Flag of the United States.svg AJ Ginnis Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simon Steimle
Giant Slalom [9] Flag of Slovakia.svg Adam Žampa Flag of Austria.svg Manuel Feller Flag of the United States.svg Brennan Rubie
Slalom [10] Flag of Slovakia.svg Adam Žampa Flag of Austria.svg Marco Schwarz Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Gini
IPC Giant Slalom; Standing [11] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitchell Gourley Flag of the United States.svg James Stanton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Whitley
IPC Giant Slalom; Sitting [11] Flag of South Korea.svg Sang Min Han Flag of the United States.svg Joshua Elliot Flag of South Korea.svg Chi Won Lee
IPC Slalom; Standing [12] Flag of New Zealand.svg Adam Hall Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitchell Gourley Flag of the United States.svg James Stanton
IPC Slalom; Sitting [12] Flag of the United States.svg Tyler Walker Flag of New Zealand.svg Corey Peters Flag of South Korea.svg Min Sang Han
IPC Slalom; Visually Impaired [12] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Jensen, Guide: Kirsty O'Sullivan not awardednot awarded

Women's Alpine Skiing

EventGoldSilverBronze
Night Slalom: Parallel [13] Flag of the United States.svg Mikaela Shiffrin Flag of the United States.svg Paula Moltzan Flag of the United States.svg Nina O'Brien Flag of Norway.svg Kristin Gjelsten Haugen
Giant Slalom [9] Flag of Austria.svg Chiara Mair Flag of Norway.svg Lotte Smiseth Sejersted Flag of Norway.svg Kristine Fausa Aasberg
Slalom [10] Flag of Austria.svg Katharina Truppe Flag of Austria.svg Ricarda Haaser Flag of Austria.svg Elisabeth Kappaurer
IPC Giant Slalom; Standing [14] Flag of the United States.svg Melanie Schwartz Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie Jallen not awarded
IPC Giant Slalom; Sitting [14] Flag of the United States.svg Laurie Stephens not awardednot awarded
IPC Giant Slalom; Visually Impaired [14] Flag of South Korea.svg Jae Rim Yang, Guide: Un So Ri Ko Flag of the United States.svg Danelle Umstead, Guide: Rob Umstead not awarded
IPC Slalom; Standing [15] Flag of the United States.svg Melanie Schwartz Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie Jallen not awarded
IPC Slalom; Sitting [15] Flag of the United States.svg Laurie Stephens not awardednot awarded
IPC Slalom; Visually Impaired [15] Flag of South Korea.svg Jae Rim Yang, Guide: Un So Ri Ko Flag of the United States.svg Danelle Umstead, Guide: Rob Umstead not awarded

Men's Cross Country Skiing

EventGoldSilverBronze
Sprint Classic [16] Flag of South Korea.svg Eun-Ho Kim Flag of South Korea.svg Jun-Ho Hwang Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg William Poffenrorth
15 km Mass Start Classic [17] Flag of South Korea.svg Jun Ho Hwang Flag of South Korea.svg Seong-Beom Park Flag of South Korea.svg Eun-Ho Kim
10 km Individual Freestyle [18] Flag of South Korea.svg Seong-Beom Park Flag of New Zealand.svg Andrew Pohl Flag of South Korea.svg Yong-Jin Cho

Women's Cross Country Skiing

EventGoldSilverBronze
Sprint Classic [16] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt Flag of Slovenia.svg Barbara Jezeršek Flag of Australia (converted).svg Katerina Paul
10 km Mass Start Classic [17] Flag of South Korea.svg Chae-Won Lee Flag of Slovenia.svg Barbara Jezeršek Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt
5 km Individual Freestyle Flag of Slovenia.svg Barbara Jezeršek Flag of South Korea.svg Chae-Won Lee Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt

Curling

EventGoldSilverBronze
Mixed Doubles Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kalynn Park & Charley Thomas Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Anderson & Korey Dropkin Flag of Finland.svg Katya Kiiskinen & Paulie Jaamies

Men's Freestyle Skiing

EventGoldSilverBronze
Big Air [19] Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Andri Ragettli Flag of Norway.svg Johan Berg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Luca Schuler
Halfpipe [20] Flag of France.svg Kevin Rolland Flag of France.svg Thomas Krief Flag of France.svg Benoit Valentin
Slopestyle [21] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Woods Flag of Norway.svg Øystein Bråten Flag of the United States.svg Joss Christensen

Women's Freestyle Skiing

EventGoldSilverBronze
Big Air [22] Flag of Germany.svg Lisa Zimmermann Flag of Italy.svg Silvia Bertagna Flag of Chile.svg Dominique Ohaco
Halfpipe [23] Flag of the United States.svg Devin Logan Flag of New Zealand.svg Janina Kuzma Flag of Japan.svg Ayana Onozuka
Slopestyle [24] Flag of Norway.svg Tiril Sjåstad Christiansen Flag of Italy.svg Silvia Bertagna Flag of Germany.svg Lisa Zimmermann

Men's Snowboarding

EventGoldSilverBronze
Big Air [25] Flag of Japan.svg Keita Inamura Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Kadono Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Wakita
Halfpipe [26] Flag of Japan.svg Raibu Katayama Flag of Japan.svg Taku Hiraoka Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louri Podladtchikov
Slopestyle [27] Flag of the United States.svg Chris Corning Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Kadono Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michael Ciccarelli

Women's Snowboarding

EventGoldSilverBronze
Big Air [25] Flag of Japan.svg Miyabi Onitsuka Flag of Japan.svg Natsuki Sato Flag of Japan.svg Asami Hirono
Halfpipe [28] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xuetong Cai Flag of Japan.svg Hikaru Ōe Flag of France.svg Sophie Rodriguez
Slopestyle [29] Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Anderson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Laurie Blouin Flag of the United States.svg Hailey Langland

Medal table

The United States claimed the most medals by far, winning 10 gold, 9 silver and 6 bronze for a total of 25; 1/4 of the medals in total awarded. In 2nd was South Korea, with 7 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze for a total of 14. In 3rd was Japan, with 3 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze for a total of 11. The host nation, New Zealand, finished in 9th with 1 gold and 3 silver. A total of 18 nations took home at least 1 medal, and 15 nations took home at least 1 gold.

  *   Host nation (New Zealand)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)109625
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)73414
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)35311
4Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)2316
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)2147
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)2114
7Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK)2002
8Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)1326
9Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)*1304
10Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)1203
11Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1124
12Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)1045
13Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)1012
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1012
15Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)1001
16Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0202
17Flag of Chile.svg  Chile  (CHI)0011
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)0011
Totals (18 entries)363331100

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