Finley Melville Ives

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Finley Melville Ives
Personal information
Born (2006-07-06) 6 July 2006 (age 19)
Dunedin, New Zealand
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
Sport Freestyle skiing
Event
 Halfpipe
Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Engadin Halfpipe
Winter Youth Olympics
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Gangwon Halfpipe
Winter X Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2026 AspenSuperpipe

Finley Melville Ives (born 6 July 2006) is a New Zealand freestyle skier.

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Early life

Melville Ives was born in Dunedin and raised in Wānaka. His twin brother, Campbell, is a snowboarder. [1]

Career

Melville Ives represented New Zealand at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics and won a silver medal in the halfpipe event with a score of 92.50. [2] In March 2025, he competed at the 2025 FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships and won a gold medal in the halfpipe event with a score of 96.00 points. [3] [4]

On 30 October 2025, he was conditionally selected to represent New Zealand at the 2026 Winter Olympics. [5] [6] In January 2026, he competed at the Winter X Games and won a gold medal in the superpipe event with a score of 95.00. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "The shift that unlocked Fin Melville Ives' best season". olympics.org.nz. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  2. ↑ Poggi, Alessandro; Smirnova, Lena (30 January 2024). "Twins Campbell and Finley Melville Ives fuel on snowboard and freeskiing differences to motivate each other at Gangwon 2024". olympics.com. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  3. ↑ de Villiers, Ockert (30 March 2025). "FIS Freeski and Snowboard World Championships 2025: Finley Melville Ives crowned men's freeski halfpipe champion". olympics.com. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Finley Melville Ives wins halfpipe world title in Switzerland". The New Zealand Herald . 30 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "NZ Team name first eight for Milano Cortina". olympics.com. 30 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Wānaka twins proud to wear Olympics uniform". Otago Daily Times . 16 December 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Finley Melville Ives gold gives NZ best haul at Winter X Games". Radio New Zealand. 26 January 2026. Retrieved 26 January 2026.


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