The first New Zealand competitors have been in action at the Vancouver Winter Olympics.
In his maiden Olympic campaign, speed skater Shane Dobbin finished 17th overall.
Sven Kramer of the Netherlands took the gold medal.
Sarah Murphy finished near the bottom of the field in 82nd in the seven and a half kilometre biathlon, a combined shooting and skiing event.
Murphy was almost four minutes behind the winner, Slovakia's Anastazia Kuzmina.
