2009 New Zealand Winter Games
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| Nations participating | 41 |
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| Athletes participating | 816 |
| Events | 51 |
| Opening ceremony | 21 August 2009 |
| Closing ceremony | 30 August 2009 |
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.
The venues for the 2009 New Zealand Winter Games were held around four locations in the Otago region – Queenstown, Wanaka and Naseby. The Alpine skiing events were situated at Coronet Peak, which is just outside Queenstown. Outside Wanaka the cross-country skiing events were held at the Snow Farm ski area. The freestyle skiing and snowboarding events were split across three venues – The Remarkables, Cardrona Alpine Resort and the Queenstown Resort College. 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.
A total of 816 athletes and 295 management staff represented 41 countries at the 2009 New Zealand Winter Games.
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.
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