Skeleton
Skeleton provided New Zealand with its two best finishes in Turin, including its only top-10, from Ben Sandford. Sandford had the fifth fastest second run, but his slower first run left him in 10th place.
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank | ||
| Louise Corcoran | Women's | 1:01.06 | 1:02.03 | 2:03.09 | 12 |
| Ben Sandford | Men's | 59.16 | 58.60 | 1:57.76 | 10 |
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