New Zealand at the
Winter Paralympics
IPC codeNZL
NPCParalympics New Zealand
Websiteparalympics.org.nz
in Beijing, China
4–13 March 2022
Competitors3 (3 men) in 1 sport
Flag bearer (opening)Adam Hall[a]
Flag bearer (closing)Corey Peters
Officials4
Medals
Ranked 15th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
4
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

New Zealand competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 13 March 2022. The New Zealand team consisted of three alpine skiers, all men. Selection of the New Zealand team was the responsibility of Paralympics New Zealand.[1]

None of the New Zealand athletes participated in the opening ceremony, but Adam Hall was named as hāpai kara, a leadership role equivalent to flagbearer.[2] The New Zealand flagbearer at the closing ceremony was Corey Peters.[3]

The New Zealand team won four medals—one gold, one silver, and two bronzes—to finish 15th on the medal table.[4]

Medallists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Corey Peters Alpine skiing Men's downhill sitting 5 March
 Silver Corey Peters Alpine skiing Men's super-G sitting 6 March
 Bronze Adam Hall Alpine skiing Men's super combined standing 7 March
 Bronze Adam Hall Alpine skiing Men's slalom standing 13 March

Competitors

Three men alpine skiers were named in the New Zealand team on 2 November 2021: Aaron Ewen, Adam Hall, and Corey Peters.[5]

Officials

Jane Stevens was named as the New Zealand team Chef de Mission on 2 November 2021. Also appointed were Lynette Grace as Deputy Chef de Mission, Ben Adams as head coach and Scott Palmer as assistant coach.[6] Other support staff include Bruce Hamilton (medical lead), Graeme White (performance physiotherapist), and Curtis Christian (wax and equipment technician).[7]

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank
Aaron Ewen Men's downhill sitting 1:26.33 — 1:26.33 11
Men's super-G sitting 1:16.04 — 1:16.04 9
Men's super combined sitting 1:16.27 DNF
Men's giant slalom sitting 1:09.04 DNF
Men's slalom sitting 52.87 57.29 1:50.16 9
Adam Hall Men's downhill standing 1:21.18 — 1:21.18 19
Men's super-G standing 1:15.80 — 1:15.80 21
Men's super combined standing 1:15.33 39.44 1:54.77 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Men's slalom standing 42.70 50.51 1:33.21 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Corey Peters Men's downhill sitting 1:16.73 — 1:16.73 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Men's super-G sitting 1:10.16 — 1:10.16 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Men's giant slalom sitting DNF

Sources: [8]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Hall was hāpai kara, a leadership role equivalent to flagbearer, as the New Zealand athletes did not participate in the opening ceremony.

References

  1. ^ "Three exceptional para alpine skiers selected to represent New Zealand at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics". SnowSportsNZ. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Skier Adam Hall named New Zealand's Hāpai Kara for Winter Paralympics". Stuff. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Skier Corey Peters to fly NZ flag at Paralympics' close". 1News. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Kiwi Paralympics heroes return to NZ with precious luggage". 1News. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Paralympics: Two-time gold medallist leads Winter Paralympics team". New Zealand Herald. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Aaron Ewen off to Paralympic Winter Games after injury disappointment". Stuff. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  7. ^ "New Zealand Paralympic team ready for Beijing 2022". Paralympics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Official results book: para alpine skiing" (PDF). Beijing 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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