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Net gain at the Halbergs

Women very nearly scooped the pool at this year’s Halberg Awards.

The emerging talent award went to Alice Robinson, the first New Zealander to win a gold medal in the 38-year history of the World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships and the first since Claudia Riegler in 1997 to win a World Cup event. Last weekend in Slovenia, the 18-year-old won her second World Cup giant slalom of the season and is

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