Zoi Sadowski-Synnott of New Zealand said she was a 'proud Kiwi' after winning gold in the women's slopestyle event at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday, snagging the nation's first-ever Winter Games gold medal.
2022 Beijing Olympics - Snowboard - Women's SBD SS Final Run 3 - Genting Snow Park, Zhangjiakou, China - February 6, 2022. Zoi Sadowski Synnott of New Zealand celebrates after winning gold. REUTERS/Mike BlakeZHANGJIAKOU, China, Feb 6 - Zoi Sadowski-Synnott of New Zealand said she was a "proud Kiwi" after winning gold in the women's slopestyle event at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday, snagging the nation's first-ever Winter Games gold medal.
Sadowski-Synnott scored 92.88 on her final run, landing back-to-back 1080s on a challenging course resembling the Great Wall of China.Asked how she felt about making history as the island nation's first Winter Games gold medalist, she said it made her a "proud Kiwi".Her coach, Sean Thompson, said "everyone was going to go crazy" back home over the win.
"She stomped that to the last line," Marino said, adding she was "overcome with happiness" for all the winners.After Sadowski-Synnott landed her final trick, her supporters erupted in cheers, waving her home country's flag as well as another flag displaying the black and white silver fern. "I felt less 'cobwebby' than yesterday. I for sure wanted to step it up," Coady said, adding that she had listened to a snowboarding podcast on Saturday that reminded her she should not settle for a mediocre performance.