Wanaka’s Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (20) has finished in second place at the Natural Selection Tour finals, held in the Tordrillo Mountains in Alaska.

Coming in fresh off her Snowboard Slopestyle World Championships win, Zoi showed why she is one of the best snowboarders in the world.

Today's result (Saturday April 17) is her eighth podium result this season and continues her impressive streak of finishing on the podium at every event she straps in for. 

In Zoi’s first foray into the extraordinary mountains of Alaska, she was the clear winner of the semi-finals, advancing to the two-woman final.

Up against “backcountry Queen” Robin Van Gyn in the finals, Zoi went huge and left it all out on the face. It was a great competition between the veteran and the rookie, with Robin taking the win by a margin of 12 points, and Zoi not quite able to land a completely clean run in the finals.  

Zoi throwing a huge backflip during the Natural Selection Tour Finals. PHOTO: Dean Blotto Gray/Natural Selection Tour/Red Bull Content Pool 

When Zoi took the win as a last-minute wildcard at the first stop in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in February she impressed everyone with her ability to cross-over from Big Air and Slopestyle to the natural features of the backcountry. 

Better known for her accomplishments on the Slopestyle and Big Air courses, Zoi has shown everyone that she is an incredibly versatile and talented athlete. 

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Results: 

Women’s Natural Selection Final Results 

1. Robin Van Gyn (CAN) 

2. Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (NZL) 

3. Hana Beaman (USA) 

Men’s Natural Selection Final Results 

1. Mikkel Bang (NOR) 

2. Ben Ferguson (USA) 

3. Mark McMorris (CAN)