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  •   Home > News > Sports > Skiing

    Back to back X-Games gold for Nico Porteous

    Back to back X-Games gold for Nico Porteous


    The 20-year-old Kiwi has defended his men's ski superpipe title in Aspen.

    Porteous was sitting in the bronze medal position for most of the event, but an impressive fourth and final run pushed him into the top spot.



    American Danielle Collins has fought back from a set down to advance to the Australian tennis Open quarter finals.

    She's beaten Belgium's Elise Mertens 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in their fourth round clash.

    Collins will meet either 14th seed Simona Halep or French veteran Alize Cornet in the quarter final.



    The Kansas City Chiefs have advanced to the NFL's AFC conference final in dramatic fashion after toppling the Buffalo Bills 42-36 in an overtime classic.



    The Northern Brave require 168 runs to win in their final round robin Super Smash match against Wellington in the capital.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Skiing News
     25 Jan: Scotty James wins fifth-straight X-Games superpipe gold ahead of Milano Cortina Games
     25 Jan: Luca Harrington is the back-to-back champion in the men's ski slopestyle at the X Games in Aspen
     21 Jan: Skier Alice Robinson has finished 13th at the latest giant slalom World Cup event in Italy as the build-up to next month's Winter Olympics continues
     11 Jan: New Zealand Giant Slalom skiing star Alice Robinson isn't switching focus despite surprise showings in a different discipline
     11 Jan: A major career breakthrough for teenage snowboarder Dane Menzies
     10 Jan: Snowboarder Cam Melville Ives has finished down in 12th in the halfpipe at the latest World Cup event in Aspen
     01 Jan: The countdown has just ramped up to the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics with the ticking over of the new year
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