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NZ Reports Sadowski Synnott becomes New Zealand’s first athlete to win gold at Winter Olympics

By New Zealand Blog News Service Feb 6, 2022

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History in the making for New Zealand athlete who is the first to win a gold medal in the Olympic Games. The name is Sadowski Synnott a proud and a special person to win a gold medal for her island nation at the very competivie winter Olympic Games. Search Gold Medal Sadowski Synnott.

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