Hon Grant Robertson Minister for
Sport and Recreation
22 February
2018 MEDIA
STATEMENT
Congratulations to Zoi
Sadowski-Synnott on NZ’s second ever Winter Olympic
medal
Sport and Recreation Minister Grant
Robertson congratulates snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott on
winning the bronze medal in the Women’s Big Air at the
Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea today.
“It was such a thrill to watch Zoi win New Zealand’s
second ever Winter Olympic medal – this is history being
written, and I couldn’t be prouder to be here representing
our Government today,” Grant Robertson says.
“What made it even more special is that Zoi is only 16
years old – now our youngest ever Olympic medallist. It
was an incredible performance and she handled the pressure
amazingly well to win New Zealand’s first Winter Olympic
medal in 26 years.
“Kiwis achieving excellence on
the world stage is a source of our national identity, pride,
and inspiration – especially for our young people. I’m
sure everyone back home joins me in applauding this stellar
effort,” Grant Robertson says.
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