Bronze medalist 16-year-old Zoi Sadowski Synnott's career is just starting according to her father. Photo: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images
Bronze medalist 16-year-old Zoi Sadowski Synnott's career is just starting according to her father. Photo: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images
The "incredibly proud" father of Winter Olympic Games bronze medal winner Zoi Sadowski-Synnott says the achievement is the beginning of her career.
The Wanaka snowboarder broke New Zealand's 26-year medal drought after nabbing a bronze medal at the big air event at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.
She became theyoungest Kiwi to win a medal at the Olympic Games, surpassing the mark set by Danyon Loader in 1992.
However, she was bumped to the second-youngest just hours later when Nico Porteous won bronze in the men's freeski halfpipe competition.
Dad Sean Synnott, speaking from PyeongChang said he as well as the rest of New Zealand was pretty proud of her.
"We are just stoked and the atmosphere here is really good. The atmosphere created by all the outpouring of support from New Zealand has just been amazing.
Synnott reacts after her final run during the Snowboard - Ladies' Big Air Final. Photo : Bello/Getty Images
"Zoi is feeling really good. I think she is pretty proud and probably going to have a major adrenaline comedown tomorrow but she is in really good spirits."
It was amazing to see his daughter on the podium with Anna Gasser and Jamie Anderson who had been "world champions year after year".
