Zoi Sadowski-Synnott’s father sparks joy with TV interview after historic gold

Another member of the Sadowski-Synnott family has struck gold after Zoi Sadowski-Synnott’s dad Sean went viral on social media for a sweary live television interview in New Zealand, in the wake of her winning the nation’s first ever Winter Olympics gold medal.

“I’m pretty fucking excited,” he said, after being asked how proud he was of his daughter. Earlier in the clip he had described the reaction of Sadowski-Synnott’s younger sister Illy as “fucking crazy. She went off the roof.”

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott’s dad is having a sick one pic.twitter.com/z1oczIoi3D

Asked about her father’s excitement at her victory in the women’s snowboard slopestyle final on Sunday, Sadowski-Synnott told reporters on Monday in Beijing: “Yeah, I think really that he had a few too many drinks at that point, but you can’t really blame him, it was Waitangi Day in New Zealand and his daughter just won the Olympics so …!”

She added: “The last 24 hours has been a whirlwind, super-stoked to be standing here with gold around my neck.”

There's no better feeling than getting a win and celebrating with the whole squad. If you're New Zealand and you just won your first ever Winter Olympic gold medal thanks to Zoi Sadowski-Synnott... you do a haka!#thegist #beijing2022 (c/o @SnowboardMag ) pic.twitter.com/CyYB1L7oOZ

Her historic win has been warmly received in New Zealand, with the prime minister Jacinda Arden sending a congratulatory message as well. “Honestly the reaction has been absolutely insane, I haven’t been able to keep up with all the support and love that I’ve got and then I got a shoutout from Jacinda,” said the 20-year-old.

Sadowski-Synnott’s father has been a continuing source of amusement in his reaction, having told the website Stuff that, in