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Six months on, how has life changed for Winter Olympics sensation Nico Porteous?

September 7, 2018

The 16-year-old from Wanaka is set for his first competition since that dramatic day in South Korea.

It's been a little over six months since a 16-year-old from Wanaka hit the headlines.

Nico Porteous won bronze at the Winter Olympics this year but hasn't competed since.

Seven Sharp’s Mike Thorpe caught up with the teenage sensation at the Junior World Championships in Cardrona.

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