Sadowski Synnott becomes New Zealand's first athlete to win gold at Winter Olympics

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The land of the long white cloud has its first gold medal in Winter Olympics history.

Zoi Sadowski Synnott of New Zealand threw down a thrilling run on her last trip down the Secret Garden Olympic Slopestyle course on Sunday to claim the gold medal for her island nation.

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"Greatest run of my life," said the 20-year-old Sadowski Synnot, an Australian-born shredder with an American mother and a Kiwi father.

They moved to Wanaka, on New Zealand’s South Island, when she was 6.

New Zealand is best-known for its beloved All Blacks rugby team and even for being home of sailing’s America’s Cup. But it also has mountain resorts, including near where Sadowski Synnot lives, making it one of the top destinations in the Southern Hemisphere for snowboarding and skiing.

New Zealand's Zoi Sadowski Synnott celebrates after winning a gold medal in the women's slopestyle at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China.  (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

"Absolute disbelief," Sadowski Synnott said. "It probably means more to me to win New Zealand’s first winter gold."

She attacked the supersized course with a challenging, progressive run despite hardpacked snow and bone-cold wind chills that made it hard on most of the 12 finalists. That included two-time defending champion Jamie Anderson, who finished ninth.

Sadowski Synnott went into her last of three runs trailing American rival Julia Marino but came up big.

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She landed a double-cork 1080 on the second-to-last jump, including a solid grab of the middle of the board that she held for more than long enough for the