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Luke Harrold
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| Born | 12 April 2008 Christchurch, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle skiing | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Halfpipe | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Luke Harrold (born 12 April 2008) is a New Zealand freestyle skier.
Career
[edit]Harrold represented New Zealand at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics and won a gold medal in the halfpipe event with a score of 94.25. He became the first New Zealand skier to win an individual gold medal at any edition of the Winter Youth Olympics. His teammate, Finley Melville Ives, won silver, marking the first time there has ever been two New Zealanders on the same podium at any form of Winter Olympic Games.[1][2] He also won a bronze medal in the big air event with a score of 172.25.[3] He was subsequently named the closing ceremony flag bearer for New Zealand.[4]
In March 2025, he competed at the 2025 FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships. He became the first skier to land a triple corked rotation in a freeski halfpipe competition, and finished in fourth place in the halfpipe event with a score of 90.75.[5][6] On 30 October 2025, he was conditionally selected to represent New Zealand at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gold, Silver Double for New Zealand at Winter Youth Olympic Games". olympics.com. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Young Kiwi skiers make history at Winter Youth Olympics with gold and silver". stuff.co.nz. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Bronze for Luke Harrold in Freeski Big Air". olympics.com. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Gold Medallist Luke Harrold Named Closing Ceremony Flagbearer + Most Successful Ever Winter Youth Olympic Games for New Zealand". olympics.com. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ de Villiers, Ockert (30 March 2025). "FIS Freeski and Snowboard World Championships 2025: Finley Melville Ives crowned men's freeski halfpipe champion". olympics.com. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "Finley Melville Ives wins halfpipe world title in Switzerland". The New Zealand Herald. 30 March 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ^ "NZ Team name first eight for Milano Cortina". olympics.com. 30 October 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
