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New Zealand Winter Games (NZWG)
Genre Multi-sport event
Country New Zealand
Inaugurated 2009
Most recent 2022
Website http://wintergamesnz.kiwi/

The New Zealand Winter Games ( NZWG ) is an international multi-sport event held every two years in New Zealand . The event is organised by the Winter Games New Zealand Trust.

Overview [ edit ]

The Games are organised by the Winter Games New Zealand Trust with the support of the Government of New Zealand , Sport and Recreation New Zealand and the New Zealand Olympic Committee . [1]

The inaugural New Zealand Winter Games was held in August 2009 in Dunedin , Queenstown , W?naka , and Naseby , which are all situated in the Otago region of New Zealand. [1] Events included alpine skiing , cross-country skiing , curling , figure skating , freestyle skiing , ice hockey , and snowboarding , as well as two demonstration events of winter triathlon and luge . [2] Canada was the overall winner of the games, with the United States and Japan in second and third respectively. [2]

The second Winter Games were held in August 2011. Methven , which is situated in the Canterbury region, was added as a venue alongside the venues from the previous Games. [1] The number of events was increased from seven to nine. Winter triathlon was promoted to a full event and short track was added. [3] In 2013 and 2015 the number of events were decreased to five.

List of Games [ edit ]

Year Hosts Dates Nations Competitors Sports Events Ref
2009
Details 		Dunedin , Naseby , Queenstown , W?naka 21 ? 30 August 41 816 7 51 [2]
2011
Details 		Dunedin , Methven , Naseby , Queenstown , W?naka 13 ? 28 August 36 887 9 38 [4] [5]
2013
Details 		Naseby , Queenstown , W?naka 15 ? 25 August 699 5 13 [6]
2015
Details 		Naseby , Queenstown , W?naka 21 ? 30 August 445 5 27
2017
Details 		Naseby , Queenstown , W?naka 25 August ? 10 September 42 846 7 [7]
2018
Details 		Naseby , Queenstown , W?naka 24 August ? 8 September 7
2022 Queenstown , W?naka 27 August ? 11 September 5 [8] [9]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b c "About Us" . Winter Games New Zealand Trust. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011 . Retrieved 16 May 2011 .
  2. ^ a b c "2009 Event Report" (PDF) . Winter Games New Zealand Trust . Retrieved 23 April 2011 .
  3. ^ "Winter Games NZ Programme 2011" . Winter Games New Zealand Trust. Archived from the original on 6 May 2011 . Retrieved 16 May 2011 .
  4. ^ "2011 Event Report" (PDF) .
  5. ^ "Athletes Come Together for WSF Para-Snowboard World Cup at Cardrona Alpine Resort" . Winter Games New Zealand Trust. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013 . Retrieved 22 August 2011 .
  6. ^ "2013 Event Report" (PDF) .
  7. ^ "2017 Event Report" (PDF) .
  8. ^ "A Guide to the 2022 Winter Games NZ | Queenstown, NZ" . www.queenstownnz.co.nz . 25 July 2022 . Retrieved 27 August 2022 .
  9. ^ "Winter Games NZ ? Elite international winter sports New Zealand" . Winter Games NZ . Retrieved 27 August 2022 .

External links [ edit ]

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