Miguel PORTEOUS

New Zealand

Freestyle Skiing

Date of Birth: 14 May 1999

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Place of birth: HAMILTON

Birth Country:

New Zealand

Residence: WANAKA

Residence Country:

New Zealand

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Freestyle Skiing	Men's Freeski Halfpipe	11

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Genting Snow Park H & S Stadium	Men's Freeski Halfpipe Qualification	Finished
	Genting Snow Park H & S Stadium	Men's Freeski Halfpipe Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
17	Men's Halfpipe	2018	PyeongChang, KOR

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
11	Halfpipe Men	2017	Sierra Nevada, ESP	81.20
21	Freeski Halfpipe Men	2021	Aspen, CO, USA	41.50

World Cup Rankings
Season	All	Halfpipe	Overall Park&Pipe
2021/2022		16	36
2020/2021		9	38
2019/2020	171	29
2018/2019	46	8
2017/2018	102	20
2016/2017	69	12
2015/2016	121	19
2014/2015	172	33

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	Freeski Halfpipe Men	Halfpipe Men	Slopestyle Men
2021/2022	1 x 5th
2020/2021	1 x 9th
2019/2020		1 x 10th
2018/2019		1 x 2nd
2017/2018		1 x 5th
2016/2017		1 x 6th
2015/2016		1 x 12th
2014/2015		1 x 19th	1 x 41st

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location	Result
5	Freeski Halfpipe Men	2021/2022	Mammoth Mountain, CA, USA	88.00
13	Freeski Halfpipe Men	2021/2022	Copper Mountain, CO, USA	78.00

Hobbies:

Surfing, skating, and photography. (Info 2018)

Occupation:

Athlete

Languages spoken:

English

Coach:

Personal: Tommy Pyatt (NZL)

Sporting relatives:

Brother Nico (Freestyle skiing): PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games halfpipe bronze medallist, 2021 World halfpipe champion and 2018 Junior World champion.

Debut:

2014 World Cup in Copper Mountain (Halfpipe - 30th)

National team:

2015

Start:

Began skiing at the age of three, from his first lessons at Cardrona Alpine Resort and was then inspired by a video of a big air event in Australia given to him by his grandmother. (olympic.org.nz)

Reason:

Introduced to the sport by his parents since they thought it was a great way for the family to spend time together. (Info 2018)

Training:

Trains for about 200 days a year, chasing winters. (Info 2018)

General Interest

SIBLING RIVALRY
His younger brother Nico has also represented New Zealand in freestyle skiing, with the pair often going up against each other at international events. "I think it's always that you never want to get beaten by your younger brother but at the end of the day, we're skiing in the same team and whoever comes out on top is just the best person on the day. But there's no one else I'd rather have beat me and we still enjoy skiing together and competing against each other." (Info 2018)

NAME
His parents chose to name him after Spanish road cyclist Miguel Indurain and Spanish golfer Miguel Angel Jimenez. (Info 2018)

Milestones

Made his Olympic Winter Games debut at PyeongChang 2018.

Competed at two World Championships (2017, 2021) and two Junior World Championships (2014, 2015).

Has one podium in 19 World Cup starts (second in 2018 halfpipe in Copper Mountain).

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event

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