Winter Olympics Day 3: Kiwis in action - All you need to know

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott of New Zealand. Photo / Photosport

Seven gold medals are up for grabs on day three of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.

Two of New Zealand's youngest athletes at the Winter Olympics, Zoi Sadowski-Synott and Alice Robinson, both just 16, will be in action today.

They will be attempting to become the first New Zealanders to medal in PyeongChang, and only the second ever to medal in the country's Winter Olympics history.

Kiwis in action: When and where to watch

Zoi Sadowski-Synnott
• Women's slopestyle final, from 1.55pm on Sky Channel 57 and 3.30pm (delayed) on Prime

Zoi Sadowski- Synnott. Photo / Photosport

Wanaka Snowboarder Zoi Sadowski Synnott, 16, is one of the youngest of New Zealand's 21 athletes who are competing at the Pyeongchang games.

Sadowski Synnott beat out fellow Olympian Carlos Garcia Knight to win Snow Sport New Zealand's athlete of the year award last year.

2017 was a big year for the snowboarder, winning her first snowboard world cup - becoming just the third Kiwi to do it.

Sadowski-Synnott along with the rest of the snowboard slopestyle field advanced to today's final by default after the qualification round was cancelled due to strong winds at the Phoenix Snow Park venue.

This means all 27 athletes will compete in the final and each competitor will have two rounds instead of three.

The cancellation follows an earlier decision yesterday to postpone the final of the men's Alpine skiing downhill.

Alice Robinson
• Women's giant slalom, from 2.10pm on Sky Channel 55 and 11.30pm (delayed) on Prime

Alice Robinson. Photo / Photosport

Robinson, 16, is the youngest ever New Zealander to compete at the Winter Olympics.

The Queenstown skier will be competing in the giant slalom, which is one of Alpine skiing's more technical events.

"I am so happy to be given this opportunity and am super-excited to be competing at my first Games so young," Robinson said.

"I don't mind being the youngest; I quite like it because I find it a bit more of a challenge."

Last year, the 16-year-old won the Snow Sport NZ's Breakthrough Season Award.

Other medals up for grabs

Biathlon
• Women's 10km Pursuit, from 11pm Sky Channel 56
• Men's 12.5km Pursuit, from 12.50am (Tuesday) Sky Channel 56

Figure Skating
• Team Event - Ice Dance Free Dance, from 4.20pm Sky Channel 56

Freestyle Skiing
• Men's Moguls Final, from 12.55am (Tuesday) Sky Channel 54

Ski Jumping
• Ladies' Normal Hill Individual Final Round, from 1.45am (Tuesday) Sky Channel 57

Speed Skating
• Ladies' 1500m, from 1.25am (Tuesday) Sky Channel 55

New Zealand's Peter Michael after competing during the men's 5,000 meters race in PyeongChang. Photo / AP Photo

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