14 Feb 2025

Queenstown skier wins NZ's first world championships medal

From Checkpoint, 5:31 pm on 14 February 2025

Alice Robinson has made history on the slopes in Austria winning New Zealand's first alpine ski world championships medal. Robinson claimed the silver medal in the giant slalom behind an athlete from Italy. Prior to this, New Zealand's best result at a world championships was Robinson's fourth place back in 2021 and slalom skier Claudia Riegler in 1996 in Spain. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen.