2009 New Zealand Winter Games

Multi-sport event in New Zealand August 2024 December 2021 2009 New Zealand Winter Games New Zealand Winter Games Logo.png 41 816 7 51 21 August 2009 30 August 2009 2011 The 2009 New Zealand Winter Games was a multi-sport event that was held in the Otago region of New Zealand. It was the inaugural New Zealand Winter Games and was organised by the Winter Games New Zealand Trust. Approximately 816 athletes from 41 nations participated in 51 event in seven disciplines. Canada won the Team Trophy through points accumulated through the medals won during the games. The United States finished second and Japan third. The hosts, New Zealand finished in sixth place. Venues The venues for the 2009 New Zealand Winter Games were held around four locations in the Otago region – Queenstown, Wānaka and Naseby.http://wintergamesnz.com/aboutus/ About Winter Games New Zealand Trust 17 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110429125433/http://wintergamesnz.com/aboutus/ 29 April 2011 dead The Alpine skiing events were situated at Coronet Peak, which is just outside Queenstown.http://wintergamesnz.com/media/uploads/WinterGamesNZ_Report.pdf Winter Games NZ Report Winter Games New Zealand Trust 17 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120314190823/http://wintergamesnz.com/media/uploads/WinterGamesNZ_Report.pdf 14 March 2012 dead Outside Wānaka the cross-country skiing events were held at the Snow Farm ski area.http://wintergamesnz.com/venues/ https://web.archive.org/web/20110507005522/http://wintergamesnz.com/venues/ dead 7 May 2011 Venues Winter Games New Zealand Trust 17 May 2011 The freestyle skiing and snowboarding events were split across three venues – The Remarkables, Cardrona Alpine Resort and the Queenstown Resort College.http://www.cardrona.com/events/100-pure-nz-winter-games.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090809113636/http://www.cardrona.com/events/100-pure-nz-winter-games.html dead 9 August 2009 100% Pure NZ Winter Games Cardrona Alpine Resort 17 May 2011 The curling events were held at the Maniototo Curling Rink in Naseby and both the figure skating and ice hockey was held at the Dunedin Ice Stadium.https://www.curling.org.nz/results/winter-games-nz/winter-games-nz-2009 2009 100% Pure NZ Winter Games – Naseby New Zealand Curling 10 August 2026http://www.nzisa.com/competitions/2009comps/WinterGamesNZ/ https://web.archive.org/web/20090831073631/http://www.nzisa.com/competitions/2009comps/WinterGamesNZ/ dead 31 August 2009 Winter Games NZ 2009 New Zealand Ice Skating Association 17 May 2011 Participating nations A total of 816 athletes and 295 management staff represented 41 countries at the 2009 New Zealand Winter Games. 22em AND 2009 New Zealand Winter Games ARG 2009 New Zealand Winter Games AUS 2009 New Zealand Winter Games AUT 2009 New Zealand Winter Games BAH 2009 New Zealand Winter Games BEL 2009 New Zealand Winter Games BRA 2009 New Zealand Winter Games CAN 2009 New Zealand Winter Games CZE 2009 New Zealand Winter Games CHN 2009 New Zealand Winter Games TPE 2009 New Zealand Winter Games EST 2009 New Zealand Winter Games FIN 2009 New Zealand Winter Games FRA 2009 New Zealand Winter Games GBR 2009 New Zealand Winter Games GER 2009 New Zealand Winter Games HUN 2009 New Zealand Winter Games ISL 2009 New Zealand Winter Games IND 2009 New Zealand Winter Games IRL 2009 New Zealand Winter Games ITA 2009 New Zealand Winter Games JPN 2009 New Zealand Winter Games KOR 2009 New Zealand Winter Games MEX 2009 New Zealand Winter Games MON 2009 New Zealand Winter Games NED 2009 New Zealand Winter Games NZL 2009 New Zealand Winter Games NOR 2009 New Zealand Winter Games PER 2009 New Zealand Winter Games POL 2009 New Zealand Winter Games POR 2009 New Zealand Winter Games RUS 2009 New Zealand Winter Games SRB 2009 New Zealand Winter Games SLO 2009 New Zealand Winter Games RSA 2009 New Zealand Winter Games ESP 2009 New Zealand Winter Games SWE 2009 New Zealand Winter Games SUI 2009 New Zealand Winter Games UKR 2009 New Zealand Winter Games USA 2009 New Zealand Winter Games VEN 2009 New Zealand Winter Games Sports Events Seven winter sports events were included in the 2009 New Zealand Winter Games. The alpine skiing consisted of 16 events. The events include slalom, giant slalom, super G, with both men and women's events. There are also International Paralympic Committee (IPC) adaptive events for the giant slalom and slalom for men and women in the three categories of sitting, standing, and visually impaired. The alpine skiing was originally meant to include an adaptive Super G category but it was cancelled due to weather. The cross-country skiing consisted of 15 events. The men's events included a 15 km classic, a sprint freestyle and a 10 km freestyle. The women's events included a 10 km classic, a sprint freestyle and a 5 km freestyle. The IPC events included a 10 km event, a sprint event, a skate event, and a classic event for both men and women in the categories of sitting and standing. The freestyle skiing consisted of five events including slopestyle, halfpipe, with both men and women's events, and a men's big air event. The freestyle skiing was also meant to include ski cross but it was cancelled due to weather. The snowboarding consisted of five events including slopestyle, snowboard cross, halfpipe, with both men and women's events, and a men's big air event. A women's big air event was also meant to be included but was also cancelled due to weather. The curling included two events, one for men and one for women, while the ice hockey consisted of just one event with Australia competing against New Zealand. Figure skating included six events for both men and women across the categories of junior, novice, and senior. There were two demonstrative sports at the 2009 New Zealand Winter Games. Winter triathlon and an open men's and an open women's event, and the natural luge consisted of a junior men's and a junior women's event. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport. 22em 20px Alpine skiing (16) 20px Cross-country skiing (15) 20px Curling (2) 20px Figure skating (6) 20px Freestyle skiing (5) 20px Ice hockey (1) 20px Snowboarding (5) Medal table Seventeen of the 41 countries that participated in the games won medals. Canada topped the medal table with ten golds, beating Japan only with the number of silver medals it attained. Canada also won the Team Trophy which is decided based points accumulated according to medals won. The United States and Japan finished second and third, respectively. The hosts finished sixth in both the medal table and the Team Trophy standings. 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