10 Feb 2014

NZ snowboarders miss slopestyle final

11:49 am on 10 February 2014

New Zealand's snowboarders have failed to make the final of the slopestyle at the Sochi Winter Olympics.

Christy Prior withdrew from the semi-finals after suffering a knock to her head in a crash in practice.

With four qualifying from the semi-finals, Shelly Gotlieb finished the best of the New Zealanders in seventh place, Stefi Luxton was eighth and Rebecca Torr 10th.