Teen scores NZ's first Winter X Games medal

Last updated 16:56 29/01/2008

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Wanaka skier Jossi Wells made history by becoming the first New Zealander to score a medal at the Winter X Games, winning a silver in the slopestyle event in Aspen, Colorado.

Wells, 17, completed a successful outing when he also placed fifth in the superpipe event yesterday.

The slopestyle gold was won by Norwegian Andreas Hatveit who only overtook Wells in the last run, scoring a near-perfect 94 to Wells' 90. Third place went to Jon Olssen, also of Norway, on 87.

Wells said winning an X Games medal was a dream come true.

"But this is not enough for me... I am going to train really hard this year and come back and win it next year.

"My life goal is to win X Games gold in both slopestyle and superpipe in the same year."

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