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Decorated snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott was was crowned the Snow Sports New Zealand overall athlete of the year at it's annual awards at Coronet Peak on Saturday.
The 22-year-old completed a superb 12 months, finishing on the podium at every international event she contested.
A particularly notable achievement was her LAAX Open slopestyle win in Switzerland in January, a career first and a dream of hers since she began competing.
Freeski Athlete of the Year winner Luca Harrington also had a strong season, claiming his best World Cup and world championships result, with a fourth place at the Silvaplana Slopestyle World Cup and a fifth place at the world championships Big Air.
Award winners:
- Instructor of the Year - Rebecca Matthew
- Coach of the Year - Hamish McDougall for Freeski (Wānaka)
- Breakthrough Season - Ruby Star Andrews (Queenstown)
- Freeride Athlete of the Year - Finn Bilous (Wānaka)
- Alpine Ski Racer of the Year - Alice Robinson (Queenstown)
- Snowboarder of the Year - Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (Wānaka)
- Freeskier of the Year - Luca Harrington (Wānaka)
- Adaptive Athlete of the Year - Adam Hall (Dunedin)
- Snow Sports NZ Overall Athlete of the Year - Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (Wānaka)
- RNZ