1. Zoi Katherine Sadowski-Synnott is a New Zealand snowboarder, specialising in slopestyle and big air competitions.
16 Facts About Zoi Sadowski-Synnott
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Zoi Sadowski-Synnott won the gold medal in the women's slopestyle and silver in the big air at the 2022 Winter Olympics, becoming New Zealand's first gold medallist and first to win multiple medals at the Winter Olympics.
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Zoi Sadowski-Synnott won the bronze medal in the women's big air at the 2018 Winter Olympics, and won the women's slopestyle title at the 2019 World Championships.
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Zoi Sadowski-Synnott initially grew up in the Sydney suburb of Newport before moving with her family to Wanaka, New Zealand, when she was six years old.
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Zoi Sadowski-Synnott won the silver medal in the slopestyle at the 2017 FIS Snowboard World Championships.
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Zoi Sadowski-Synnott competed for New Zealand at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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Zoi Sadowski-Synnott won the bronze medal in the women's big air, becoming only the second New Zealander to win a Winter Olympic medal, after Annelise Coberger who won silver in the women's slalom at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
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Zoi Sadowski-Synnott competed in the women's slopestyle, finishing in 13th place.
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At age 16 years 353 days, Zoi Sadowski-Synnott briefly became New Zealand's youngest ever Olympic medallist, breaking the previous record of 17 years 100 days set by Danyon Loader at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
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Zoi Sadowski-Synnott was selected as New Zealand's flag bearer for the 2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony, becoming the nation's youngest-ever flag bearer.
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In January 2019, Zoi Sadowski-Synnott claimed the gold medal in the slopestyle event, and the silver in the big air, at the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado.
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In December 2021, Zoi Sadowski-Synnott claimed victory in the women's snowboard slopestyle event at the invite-only Winter Dew Tour in Copper Mountain, Colorado.
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In January 2022, Zoi Sadowski-Synnott claimed the gold medal in both the slopestyle event and the big air event at the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado.
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On 6 February 2022, Zoi Sadowski-Synnott won the gold medal in the slopestyle event at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
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Zoi Sadowski-Synnott followed up her gold with a silver in the Big air, becoming the first New Zealander to win multiple medals at a Winter Olympics.
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Zoi Sadowski-Synnott was awarded the Lonsdale Cup for 2022 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee.