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Over 100 University of Otago snow-bunnies flocked to the slopes of Wanaka last week to take part in the 2011 University Winter Games. 
The week-long event provided the brightly-coloured boarders and skiers with an opportunity to get their hands on some medals, as well as the Michael Forrestal Memorial Shield for the winning University.
Otago University went into the event defending the shield from last year, and started their campaign strongly by winning 2 out of 4 events in the Giant Slalom competition at Treble Cone.
This was followed by another impressive haul of gold medals by Otago students in the Half Pipe and Gravity X events held at Cadrona on Monday. Marc Andri Riedi won the Men’s Snowboard Halfpipe, while Hannah James won the Women’s Ski Halfpipe. Charlotte Newbold won the Women’s Gravity X Ski Cross and Sam Burton the Men’s Gravity X Boarder Cross.
Firm snow made the course tough for competitors in the Parallel Slalom event on Wednesday. Charlotte Newbold won the Women’s ski event, while Marc Andri Riedi continued his dominance of the Men’s board events by taking out the gold in that event, and in the Slopestyle event.
As Critic went to print, athletes were completing day 4, which included the Slope Style event at Treble Cone. Friday played host to the Skull Candy Big Air event, also held at Treble Cone
The Games were rounded up with Cross-Country skiing held at the Snow Farm on Saturday, before presentations and the closing function at Mint Bar.
Unfortunately full results for the games were not available before Critic went to print.