New Zealand's 16-strong Winter Olympics squad is highly regarded but medals might be as hard to find as snow at the bottom of Cypress Mountain, Dunedin-based national performance director Ashley Light says.
The New Zealand contingent is raring to hit the ice, snow and slopes with top-ten finishes in their sights at the Winter Olympics kicking off in Vancouver on Friday.
Vancouver Olympic officials are confident concerns about the warm weather's affect on conditions at Cypress Mountain soon will be forgotten.
Olympic team hopeful Sarah Murphy faces a nervous wait over the next week as selectors work to confirm the team to compete in Vancouver next month.
With the Winter Olympics less than a month away, New Zealand is yet to name the team that will represent the country in Vancouver.
