Sport in Chile conditions for winter sports, Chile has never won a medal at the Winter Olympics. In the 2014 Winter Olympics, taking place in Sochi, Russia, Chile will be represented by Noelle Barahona, Eugenio Claro and Henrick Von Appen in the Alpine skiing; Dominique Ohaco (Slopestyle) in the Freestyle skiing and Yonathan Fernández in the Cross-country skiing. Sport in Chile Sports in Chile are performed at both amateur and professional levels, practiced both at home and abroad to develop and improve, or simply represent the country. Football is the most popular sport in Chile, and is played for a range of reasons.
Sport in New Zealand Winter sports such as skiing and snowboarding are also popular as are indoor and outdoor bowls. Skateboarding is enjoyed amongst a small portion of the youth. Sport New Zealand is the main government agency responsible for governing sport and recreation in New Zealand. It was established in 2003 by the Sport and Recreation New Zealand Act 2002, consolidating three agencies into one, and was known as Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC) until February 2012. Sport New Zealand is accountable to the government through the Minister of Sport and Recreation. A subsidiary of Sport New Zealand, High Performance Sport New