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 Wānaka. 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.
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 Wānaka. 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 Wānaka.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Medalists Men's Alpine Skiing Night Slalom: Parallel Ted Ligety David Chodounsky AJ Ginnis Simon Steimle Giant Slalom Adam Žampa Manuel Feller Brennan Rubie Slalom Adam Žampa Marco Schwarz Marc Gini IPC Giant Slalom; Standing Mitchell Gourley James Stanton James Whitley IPC Giant Slalom; Sitting Sang Min Han Joshua Elliot Chi Won Lee IPC Slalom; Standing Adam Hall Mitchell Gourley James Stanton IPC Slalom; Sitting Tyler Walker Corey Peters Min Sang Han IPC Slalom; Visually Impaired Patrick Jensen, Guide: Kirsty O'Sullivan not awarded not awarded
Women's Alpine Skiing Night Slalom: Parallel Mikaela Shiffrin Paula Moltzan Nina O'Brien Kristin Gjelsten Haugen Giant Slalom Chiara Mair Lotte Smiseth Sejersted Kristine Fausa Aasberg Slalom Katharina Truppe Ricarda Haaser Elisabeth Kappaurer IPC Giant Slalom; Standing Melanie Schwartz Stephanie Jallen not awarded IPC Giant Slalom; Sitting Laurie Stephens not awarded not awarded IPC Giant Slalom; Visually Impaired Jae Rim Yang, Guide: Un So Ri Ko Danelle Umstead, Guide: Rob Umstead not awarded IPC Slalom; Standing Melanie Schwartz Stephanie Jallen not awarded IPC Slalom; Sitting Laurie Stephens not awarded not awarded IPC Slalom; Visually Impaired Jae Rim Yang, Guide: Un So Ri Ko Danelle Umstead, Guide: Rob Umstead not awarded
Men's Cross Country Skiing Sprint Classic Eun-Ho Kim Jun-Ho Hwang William Poffenrorth 15 km Mass Start Classic Jun Ho Hwang Seong-Beom Park Eun-Ho Kim 10 km Individual Freestyle Seong-Beom Park Andrew Pohl Yong-Jin Cho
Women's Cross Country Skiing Sprint Classic Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt Barbara Jezeršek Katerina Paul 10 km Mass Start Classic Chae-Won Lee Barbara Jezeršek Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt 5 km Individual Freestyle Barbara Jezeršek Chae-Won Lee Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt
Curling Mixed Doubles Kalynn Park & Charley Thomas Sarah Anderson & Korey Dropkin Katya Kiiskinen & Paulie Jaamies
Men's Freestyle Skiing Big Air Andri Ragettli Johan Berg Luca Schuler Halfpipe Kevin Rolland Thomas Krief Benoit Valentin Slopestyle James Woods Øystein Bråten Joss Christensen
Women's Freestyle Skiing Big Air Lisa Zimmermann Silvia Bertagna Dominique Ohaco Halfpipe Devin Logan Janina Kuzma Ayana Onozuka Slopestyle Tiril Sjåstad Christiansen Silvia Bertagna Lisa Zimmermann
Men's Snowboarding Big Air Keita Inamura Yuki Kadono Tomoki Wakita Halfpipe Raibu Katayama Taku Hiraoka Louri Podladtchikov Slopestyle Chris Corning Yuki Kadono Michael Ciccarelli
Women's Snowboarding Big Air Miyabi Onitsuka Natsuki Sato Asami Hirono Halfpipe Xuetong Cai Hikaru Ōe Sophie Rodriguez Slopestyle Jamie Anderson Laurie Blouin 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.
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