16 Jun 2025

Nico Porteous stepping away ahead of Winter Olympics

From Checkpoint, 5:25 pm on 16 June 2025

Two-time Winter Olympic Games medalist Nico Porteous won't wear the silver fern again as the 23-year-old announced he was stepping out of competition. He isn't calling it a retirement but he is stepping away from competitive free-ski halfpipe eight months out from the next Winter Olympics. Sports reporter Felicity Reid spoke to Lisa Owen.