As New Zealanders flooded social media in adoration and celebration of the country’s first ever Winter Olympic gold medallist, the history-maker herself, Zoi Sadowski-Synnott could only muster three shocked words on her Instagram: “What the fuck.”
Speaking to media following her win, snowboarder Sadowski-Synnott, who was “in complete disbelief”, managed a few more. “I can’t believe it,” she said. “I knew I had to put it down and I knew I had it in me.”
