Finley Melville Ives
New Zealand freestyle skier (born 2006)
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Finley Melville Ives (born 6 July 2006) is a New Zealand freestyle skier. He represented New Zealand at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Born6 July 2006
Dunedin, New Zealand
RelativeCampbell Melville Ives (brother)
CountryNew Zealand
SportFreestyle skiing
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| Born | 6 July 2006 Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relative | Campbell Melville Ives (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Halfpipe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Career
Melville Ives represented New Zealand at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics and won a silver medal in the halfpipe event with a score of 92.50.[3] In March 2025, he competed at the 2025 FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships and won a gold medal in the halfpipe event with a score of 96.00 points.[4][5]
On 30 October 2025, he was conditionally selected to represent New Zealand at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[6][7] In January 2026, he competed at the Winter X Games and won a gold medal in the superpipe event with a score of 95.00. [8]
