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Valentino Guseli gets snowboard big air wildcard, leaps into final at Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics

6 February 2026

Valentino Guseli only found out he had been added to the big air field a couple of hours before the competition start after a rival's injury, but still found a way to make it to the final.

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New Zealand has made an epic start to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy
	6 Feb: New Zealand has made an epic start to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy... more

Australians in Japan say ski fields are safe after spate of deaths
	5 Feb: Australians working in Japan's ski fields say while the sport has unpredictable risks, there are ways to be prepared.... more

Australian man Michael 'Micky' Hurst dies in Japan while skiing
	5 Feb: Michael Hurst had a medical episode and died on the slopes in Hokkaido, making it three Australians in total that have died in Japan this year.... more

Scotty James wins fifth-straight X-Games superpipe gold ahead of Milano Cortina Games
	25 Jan: Scotty James has matched snowboard legend Shaun White by claiming his eighth superpipe gold medal at the X-Games Aspen 2026, making him a sure favourite for Olympic gold in Milano Cortina next month.... more

Luca Harrington is the back-to-back champion in the men's ski slopestyle at the X Games in Aspen
	25 Jan: Luca Harrington is the back-to-back champion in the men's ski slopestyle at the X Games in Aspen... more

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
	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... more

New Zealand Giant Slalom skiing star Alice Robinson isn't switching focus despite surprise showings in a different discipline
	11 Jan: New Zealand Giant Slalom skiing star Alice Robinson isn't switching focus despite surprise showings in a different discipline... more

A major career breakthrough for teenage snowboarder Dane Menzies
	11 Jan: A major career breakthrough for teenage snowboarder Dane Menzies... more

Snowboarder Cam Melville Ives has finished down in 12th in the halfpipe at the latest World Cup event in Aspen
	10 Jan: Snowboarder Cam Melville Ives has finished down in 12th in the halfpipe at the latest World Cup event in Aspen... more

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Most Popular Recent Skiing News

25 Jan: Scotty James wins fifth-straight X-Games superpipe gold ahead of Milano Cortina Games +++++++

05 Feb: Australian man Michael 'Micky' Hurst dies in Japan while skiing +++++++

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 ++++++

11 Jan: New Zealand Giant Slalom skiing star Alice Robinson isn't switching focus despite surprise showings in a different discipline ++++++

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 +++++

Skiing NewsLinks

5 Feb: Milano cortina winter olympics - what you need to know (RadioNZ)

4 Feb: Lindsey’s 41 and did her acl five days ago. on sunday, she races at the olympics (Sydney Morning Herald)

31 Jan: ‘olympic dream is not over’: defiant skiing great, 41, airlifted to hospital after crash (Stuff.co.nz)

30 Jan: How skiing great camplin-warner was unearthed (Sydney Morning Herald)

18 Jan: Jakara anthony triumphs at waterville valley (Sydney Morning Herald)

27 Dec: Sat, 27 Dec 2025: Body found at port waikato believed to be missing jet skier (Stuff.co.nz)

22 Dec: Mon, 22 Dec 2025: Concerns over winter olympics skiing snow levels (BBCWorld)

18 Dec: Thu, 18 Dec 2025: How alice robinson became the top challenger to skiing great in olympic season (Stuff.co.nz)

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