Nico Porteous Retires from Competitive Freeskiing to Explore New Ventures
Source: news.source.channelnewsasia
Nico Porteous, New Zealand's Olympic men's halfpipe champion, has announced his retirement from competitive freeskiing. At 23, after a successful career that included a gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Porteous decided not to defend his title in the upcoming Milan-Cortina Games. He plans to continue skiing but shift focus towards filming, equipment development, and other competitive events, expressing excitement for new challenges and opportunities.
Key Points
Nico Porteous, the first New Zealander to win an Olympic gold in men's halfpipe, retires from competitive freeskiing.
Porteous won a gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Olympics and a bronze at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games.
He plans to continue skiing but will focus on filming, equipment development, and other competitive events.
Porteous expresses pride in representing New Zealand and excitement for new challenges.
He will support New Zealand's freeski team at the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
