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Kiwi teen Nico Porteous wins NZ's second bronze medal on sensational day at Winter Olympics

February 22, 2018

Relive 1 NEWS NOW's live coverage of today's men's freeski halfpipe final at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. 

A great day for New Zealand in the snow as Nico Porteous claimed the second bronze medal for NZ at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games.

4.48pm: Aaron Blunck scores 84.80 and it's not enough for a medal placing. Nico Porteous is the second Kiwi at the PyeongChang Games to win bronze.

4.45pm:  American Alex Ferreira remains in second place with a score of 96.40. One more skier to go.

4.39pm: Beau-James Wells  scores 91.60 his best score out of his three runs, but it is not enough for a gold medal position - he is placed fourth overall after his extraordinary run.

4.29pm: American David Wise has taken the lead - scoring 97.20.  Nico Porteous has been bumped to third place.

4.26pm: Nico Porteous  appears happy and content with his second run score cruising through his final run - he scores 30.0 in his final run.

4.16pm: American Alex Ferreira has overtaken Nico Porteous with a mammoth score of 96.00. The Kiwi teen still sits second overall.

4.10pm: Beau-James Wells isn't feeling it in his second run and pulls up halfway through his run. He scores 52.20 .

4.00pm: Nico Porteous has moved into first place -  a massive run from the 16-year-old - 94.80.

3.56pm: Beau-James Wells  has been bumped to third place after American Alex Ferreira scored big in his first run - scoring 92.60.   Nico Porteous sits in fifth place with his first run score of 82.40.

3.49pm:    Beau-James Wells has put on a clinic, throwing down some huge manoeuvres in his first run and he scores a massive 87.40. He is now currently placed second overall.

Nico Porteous  - had a good first solid run scoring 82.40.

Unfortunately Byron Wells injured himself in training and won't be competing today. 

New Zealand skiers in action: Beau-James Wells and Nico Porteous.

Earlier, Zoi Sadowski-Synnott won bronze in the women's big air competition. 

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