Winter Games: Heather Mills 'over the moon'
Winter Games: Heather Mills 'over the moon'
British celebrity Heather Mills is "over the moon" with a Winter Games silver in Queenstown, a big step toward her Paralympic dream.
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Winter Games: Hall tops great day for NZ
Winter Games: Hall tops great day for NZ
New Zealand was in the limelight yesterday at the Winter Games thanks to celebrated Paralympian Adam Hall and his team-mate, Corey Peters.
Winter Games: Clark, Betz set pace in snowboard halfpipe
Winter Games: Clark, Betz set pace in snowboard halfpipe
American star Kelly Clark set the standard in qualifying for the snowboard halfpipe at the Winter Games but she may not have it all her own way in the final.
Winter Games: Medals at stake in curling fours
Winter Games: Medals at stake in curling fours
It should be a tense final day at the Winter Games curling competition in Naseby today.
Winter Games: Double for US skiers in demanding slalom
Winter Games: Double for US skiers in demanding slalom
The Americans flew the flag high at one of the marquee events at the Winter Games yesterday.
Racing for Olympic selection
Racing for Olympic selection
After narrowly missing Winter Olympics qualification four years ago, Wanaka skeleton racer Katharine Eustace is channelling all her energy into making it to the starting blocks at Sochi.
Curling: Scraping a living brings its rewards
Curling: Scraping a living brings its rewards
Doug Wright's life revolves around scraping, manicuring and pebbling this week.
Winter Games: Freeskiing beats law studies, at least for now
Winter Games: Freeskiing beats law studies, at least for now
Nineteen years on skis, constant travel around the world and broken bones - welcome to the life of a freeskier.
Winter games: Last-gasp wins for New Zealand, New Zealand A
Winter games: Last-gasp wins for New Zealand, New Zealand A
New Zealand and New Zealand A had 6-5 wins over their Australian counterparts in the Winter Games curling mixed doubles in Naseby on Sunday night.
White's foot bandaged
White's foot bandaged
A photo on a social media site is the only update Winter Games organisers have had on American snowboarder Shaun White's injury.
Estonian ski race inspector liking what she sees
Estonian ski race inspector liking what she sees
Worldloppet Ski Federation inspector and race organiser Estonian Epp Paal will be able to report back first-hand on how well the 19th annual Merino Muster, at the Snow Farm, is run today.
Winter Games: 'Stoked' Sheehan qualifies second
Winter Games: 'Stoked' Sheehan qualifies second
New Zealand freeskier Lyndon Sheehan will seek to spoil the Canadian party at the Winter Games freeski halfpipe finals today.
Winter Games: Wanaka base for successful pair
Winter Games: Wanaka base for successful pair
Wanaka has been both home and training ground for two of New Zealand's most successful adaptive snow sports athletes, Carl Murphy and Adam Hall.
Winter Games: Sibling rivalry to fore in slope style
Winter Games: Sibling rivalry to fore in slope style
All banter aside, the four Wells boys from Wanaka really are a tight band of brothers.
Winter Games: Golds to Poland, US
Winter Games: Golds to Poland, US
A Polish star and a relatively unsung American claimed the opening gold medals of the Winter Games yesterday.
Heather Mills arrives
Heather Mills arrives
British celebrity Heather Mills jetted into Queenstown yesterday afternoon to compete in the Winter Games.
Big payback from games expected
Big payback from games expected
Organisers of the third biennial Winter Games NZ, which begin today, expect the 1000 athletes and team officials taking part will pump millions of dollars into the Otago economy.
Skiing: Leading freeskier keeps returning to Wanaka
Skiing: Leading freeskier keeps returning to Wanaka
Perhaps his memories of growing up in a small Alberta town are why top Canadian freestyle halfpipe skier Mike Riddle feels repeatedly drawn to Wanaka.
Winter Games: Murphy has mind on Sochi
Winter Games: Murphy has mind on Sochi
Racing the ''fast and furious'' 1.6km cross-country sprint in the opening Winter Games event today is another rung in Sarah Murphy's 13-year climb to get to Sochi.
Winter Games staff brush up on knowledge
Winter Games staff brush up on knowledge
Winter Games NZ staff and volunteers went back to school to brush up on their knowledge of the Wakatipu by taking part in the Queenstown Ambassador Programme at Queenstown Resort College.