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New Zealand Team Performs Haka in Subzero Temperatures After Winning Olympic Gold

The Haka has made its subzero, Winter Olympics debut.

After becoming the first male gold-medal winner in New Zealand's Winter Olympic history, halfpipe skier Nico Porteous was met with a surprise when his team performed the Haka to commemorate his victory.

Often seen before international rugby matches, it's quite normal for the ceremonial Mu0101ori dance to freeze its spectators in their tracks. But it got some help on the final day of competition at the Genting Snow Park, where temperatures reportedly fell below zero.

At the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, Porteous became the youngest medalist in New Zealand's entire Olympic history with his bronze in the halfpipe at 16 years (and 91 days) old.