New Zealand at the
2020 Winter Youth Olympics
IOC codeNZL
NOCNew Zealand Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in Lausanne
Competitors20 in 9 sports
Flag bearer (opening)Campbell Wright
Flag bearer (closing)Luca Harrington
Medals
Ranked =29th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Winter Youth Olympics appearances

New Zealand competed at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland, from 9 to 22 January 2020. They were represented by a team of 20 athletes, who took part in nine sports.[1] The chef de mission was Jesse Teat.[1] The flagbearer at the opening ceremony was biathlon athlete and cross-country skier Campbell Wright, and freestyle skier Luca Harrington was the flagbearer at the closing ceremony.[2][3]

Medallists

Medals awarded to New Zealand participants in mixed-NOC team events are represented in italics. These medals do not count towards the New Zealand NOC medal tally.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Katya Blong Ice hockey Girls' 3x3 mixed NOC tournament 15 January
 Bronze Axel Ruski-Jones Ice hockey Boys' 3x3 mixed NOC tournament 15 January
 Bronze Luca Harrington Freestyle skiing Boys' halfpipe 21 January
 Bronze Ethan De Rose Short track speed skating Mixed NOC team relay 22 January

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Katie Crawford Girls' slalom 1:00.56 38 51.50 28 1:52.06 31
Girls' giant slalom 1:12.58 41 1:10.67 30 2:23.25 30
Harrison Messenger Boys' slalom DNF
Boys' giant slalom 1:07.08 31 DNF
Boys' super-G 57.59 34 — 57.59 34
Boys' combined 57.59 34 36.25 25 1:33.84 23

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Athlete Event Time Penalties Rank
Campbell Wright Boys' sprint 19:45.1 1 (1+0) 4
Boys' individual 35:20.9 4 (0+1+3+0) 6

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Campbell Wright Boys' 10 km classic — 29:17.0 32
Boys' sprint freestyle 3:23.22 18 Q 3:28.49 5 did not progress
Boys' cross-country cross 4:35.44 26 Q — 4:28.65 8 did not progress

Curling

Main article: Curling at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Mixed team
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Hunter Walker
Lucy Neilson
William Becker
Zoe Harman 		Mixed team  Slovenia (SLO)
W 8–4 		 France (FRA)
W 6–4 		 Turkey (TUR)
W 7–6 		 Norway (NOR)
W 6–5 		 Great Britain (GBR)
L 7–9 		1 Q  Germany (GER)
W 7–4 		 Japan (JPN)
L 4–8 		 Russia (RUS)
L 5–9 		4
Mixed doubles
Athletes Event Round of 48 Round of 24 Round of 12 Round of 6 Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
 Anna Lasmane (LAT)
 William Becker (NZL) 		Mixed doubles  Da Ros (SUI) /
 Hebert (USA)
W 10–4 		 Lo Deserto (ITA) /
 Raubert (ESP)
W 8–7 		 Beitone (FRA) /
 Lysakov (RUS)
L 5–10 		did not advance
 Zoe Harman (NZL)
 Merlin Gros-Soubzmaigne (FRA) 		 Wosińska (POL) /
 Zhang (CHN)
L 2–8 		did not advance
 Lucy Neilson (NZL)
 Henry Grünberg (EST) 		 Şengül (TUR) /
 Moberg (SWE)
L 3–7 		did not advance
 Leticia Cid (BRA)
 Hunter Walker (NZL) 		 Deschenes (CAN) /
 Gastó (ESP)
L 9–10 		did not advance

Freestyle skiing

Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best / Total Rank
Ruby Andrews Girls' halfpipe 61.66 DNS 61.66 7 Q 66.00 64.33 DNS 66.00 5
Girls' slopestyle DNS did not advance
Girls' big air DNS did not advance
Ben Barclay Boys' slopestyle 56.66 57.66 57.66 16 did not advance
Boys' big air 68.50 56.75 68.50 15 did not advance
Luca Harrington Boys' halfpipe 77.66 86.00 86.00 1 Q 80.33 79.66 80.66 80.66 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Boys' slopestyle 59.66 68.33 68.33 8 Q 67.33 64.33 57.66 67.33 10
Boys' big air 85.25 34.75 85.25 4 Q 23.75 25.25 DNS 25.25 12
Max McDonald Boys' halfpipe 57.66 36.00 57.66 7 Q 76.00 48.33 56.00 76.00 4
Boys' slopestyle 63.00 32.33 63.00 13 did not advance
Boys' big air DNS did not advance

Ice hockey

Main article: Ice hockey at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics

3x3

Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
  Team Blue
 Caleb Chapman (NZL)
 Chen Chih-yuan (TPE)
 Jakub Trzebunia (POL)
 Ziya Efe Güçlü (TUR)
 Hong Seung-woo (KOR)
 Daniel Assavolyuk (GER)
 Joris Valčiukas (LTU)
 Riley Langille (AUS)
 Cater Hamill (GBR)
 Konrad Kudeviita (EST)
 Simone Terraneo (SUI)
 Oliver Thestrup Hansen (DEN)
 Issa Otsuka (JPN) 		Boys' 3x3   Team Grey
L 8–9
(1–2, 3–5, 4–2) 		  Team Orange
L 1–12
(1–5 0–2 0–5) 		  Team Black
L 8–14
(4–7, 2–5, 2–2) 		  Team Green
L 6–11
(1–2, 3–2, 2–7) 		  Team Yellow
L 8–13
(2–3, 2–4, 4–6) 		  Team Brown
L 2–14
(0–5, 1–3, 1–6) 		  Team Red
L 11–18
(2–11, 3–3, 6–4) 		8 did not advance
  Team Brown
 Axel Ruski-Jones (NZL)
 Luka Banek (CRO)
 Sai Lake (AUS)
 Hugo Galvez (FRA)
 Elvis Hsu (HKG)
 Marlon D'Acunto (GER)
 Erik Potšinok (EST)
 Evan Nauth (GBR)
 Artur Seniut (LTU)
 Matyáš Šapovaliv (CZE)
 Milán Ivády (HUN)
 Rastislav Eliáš (SVK)
 Sebastian Aarsund (NOR) 		Boys' 3x3   Team Black
W 13–11
(6–5, 3–2, 4–4) 		  Team Green
L 6–8
(1–2 3–2 2–4) 		  Team Grey
W 16–6
(4–3, 4–2, 8–1) 		  Team Orange
W 14–10
(6–0, 5–4, 3–6) 		  Team Red
L 5–11
(2–3, 1–4, 2–4) 		  Team Blue
W 14–2
(5–0, 3–1, 6–1) 		  Team Yellow
W 8–6
(2–1, 2–0, 4–5) 		2   Team Red
L 7–9
(4–4, 2–3, 1–2) 		  Team Black
W 6–5
(1–2, 3–1, 2–2) 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  Team Orange
 Jack Lewis (NZL)
 Matthew Hamnett (SGP)
 Jakub Michalski (POL)
 Diego Rodriguez (MEX)
 Tomoyoshi Yuki (JPN)
 Nicolò Remolato (ITA)
 Kim Sang-yeob (KOR)
 Jonas Dobnig (AUT)
 Roman Kechter (GER)
 Márk Weidemann (HUN)
 Leni Michellod (SUI)
 Ivan Novozhilov (RUS)
 Yan Shostak (BLR) 		Boys' 3x3   Team Red
W 8–6
(1–3, 1–1, 6–2) 		  Team Blue
W 12–1
(5–1 2–0 5–0) 		  Team Yellow
L 4–9
(1–2, 1–5, 2–2) 		  Team Brown
L 10–14
(0–6, 4–5, 6–3) 		  Team Black
W 14–8
(3–4, 4–3, 7–1) 		  Team Green
L 6–8
(1–1, 1–1, 4–6) 		  Team Grey
L 2–5
(2–3, 0–0, 0–2) 		6 did not advance
  Team Brown
 Tallulah Bryant (NZL)
 Arwen Nylaander (SLO)
 Julia Termens (ESP)
 Nausikäa Clement (FRA)
 Ximena González (MEX)
 Riko Matsumoto (JPN)
 Roos Karst (NED)
 Celine Mayer (GER)
 Alicja Sowa (POL)
 Barbora Bartáková (CZE)
 Marja Linzbichler (AUT)
 Ivana Latková (SVK)
 Daniella Lauritzen Pizarro (NOR) 		Girls' 3x3   Team Black
L 6–7
(1–3, 3–3, 2–1) 		  Team Green
W 6–4
(1–0, 1–3, 4–1) 		  Team Grey
L 7–9
(1–3, 5–3, 1–3) 		  Team Orange
W 10–4
(1–3, 6–0, 3–1) 		  Team Red
L 7–11
(1–3, 2–4, 4–4) 		  Team Blue
L 4–5
(2–0, 1–0, 1–4, Pen 0–1) 		  Team Yellow
W 10–6
(4–1, 4–3, 2–2) 		4   Team Black
L 7–11
(5–3, 1–6, 1–2) 		  Team Blue
L 4–6
(0–4, 1–2, 3–0) 		4
  Team Yellow
 Katya Blong (NZL)
 Anke Steeno (BEL)
 Eva Aizpurua (ESP)
 Ludmilla Bourcet (FRA)
 Elisa Innocenti (ITA)
 Iris van Houten (NED)
 Zuzana Trnková (CZE)
 Luisa Wilson (MEX)
 Shin Seo-yoon (KOR)
 Leonie Böttcher (GER)
 Nora Pollestad (NOR)
 Nubya Aeschlimann (SUI)
 Magdalena Luggin (AUT) 		Girls' 3x3   Team Green
W 12–4
(6–2, 2–0, 4–2) 		  Team Grey
W 11–5
(5–1, 4–0, 2–4) 		  Team Orange
W 8–3
(1–0, 3–3, 4–0) 		  Team Black
L 2–7
(0–3, 1–2, 1–2) 		  Team Blue
W 8–5
(5–0, 2–4, 1–1) 		  Team Red
L 5–8
(2–3, 1–3, 2–2) 		  Team Brown
L 6–10
(1–4, 3–4, 2–2) 		3   Team Blue
W 7–5
(2–0, 3–2, 2–3) 		  Team Black
W 6–1
(1–1, 4–0, 1–0) 		1st place, gold medalist(s)

Luge

Main article: Luge at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Singles
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Hunter Burke Boys' singles 56.285 21 55.744 15 1:52.029 18
Ella Cox Girls' singles 56.424 17 56.171 17 1:52.595 18
Team relay
Athlete Event Girls' single Boys' single Double Total Rank
 Ella Cox (NZL)
 Hunter Burke (NZL)
 Yang Shih-hsun / Yeh Meng-jhe (TPE) 		Mixed team relay 59.137 1:00.747 1:01.061 3:00.945 8

Short track speed skating

Main article: Short track speed skating at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Individual
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ethan De Rose Boys' 500 m 43.280 1 Q 42.689 3 did not advance
Boys' 1000 m 1:34.230 1 Q 1:31.751 2 Q 1:33.167 4 QB 1:31.751 7
Mixed NOC team relay
Athlete Event Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank
 Ethan De Rose (NZL)
 Thomas Nadalini (ITA)
 Seo Whi-min (KOR)
 Olivia Weedon (GBR) 		Mixed team relay 4:15.427 2 QA 4:16.115 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Snowboarding

Main article: Snowboarding at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Run 1 Run 2 Best Rank Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Rank
Mitchell Davern Boys' slopestyle 12.00 50.00 50.00 12 Q 24.33 20.66 10.00 24.33 10
Boys' big air 85.25 54.75 85.25 3 Q 84.75 80.00 94.75 174.75 5

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "New Zealand's next generation of sporting stars ready to take on the world at Lausanne Winter Youth Olympic Games". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Biathlon / Cross country athlete Campbell Wright named New Zealand team flagbearer for Winter Youth Olympic Games". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Bronze for speed skater + Luca Harrington named Closing Ceremony flagbearer on final day of Winter Youth Olympic Games". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
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