Robinson honoured for remarkable season

Queenstown’s Alice Robinson steams down the slopes during the Winter Games New Zealand recently....
Queenstown’s Alice Robinson steams down the slopes during the Winter Games New Zealand recently. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
Queenstown's Alice Robinson has been crowned the 2024 Snow Sports New Zealand overall athlete of the year at the annual awards at Coronet Peak last night.

Robinson enjoyed a phenomenal 2023/24 season.

She claimed five giant slalom World Cup podiums and an additional five World Cup giant slalom and super G top
10 finishes.

She doubled her career World Cup podium count this season.

Robinson is the giant slalom national champion and she also won the giant slalom at the Winter Games New Zealand.

Robinson was also named alpine ski racer of the year at the awards.

Otago dominated the evening.

Wānaka freerider Ben Richards was named freeride athlete of the year.

He had an exceptional rookie season on the Freeride World Tour, winning the Fieberbrunn Pro stop, coming third overall on the 2024 Freeride World Tour and was named the Freeride World Tour rookie of the year.

Wānaka’s Nico Porteous collected the freeskier of the year title.

He finished in second place at the 2024 Aspen X Games where he put down a unique run, combining the most technical tricks in the sport with his trademark style and creativity.

Snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (Wānaka) once again claimed the snowboarder of the year award and Dunedin’s Adam Hall was awarded the adaptive athlete of the year title.

Lake Hāwea’s Luke Harrold was the breakthrough athlete of the year.

He finished in second place at his debut FIS freeski halfpipe World Cup and also brought home a gold and bronze medal from the 2024 Gangown Youth Olympic Winter Games.

The coach of the year award went to Nils Coberger and Tim Cafe for their efforts in helping Robinson lift her performance this year.

Coronet Peak’s Frank Wylie won the instructor of the year trophy.

His dedication to snowsports teaching over the past thirty years and his commitment to his role were celebrated.