Corey Peters (alpine skier)

Corey Nathan Peters MNZM (born 12 July 1983) is a New Zealand alpine skier and Paralympic medallist. He has represented New Zealand at three Paralympics.^[1]

Corey Peters

MNZM

Peters in 2024
Personal information
Birth name	Corey Nathan Peters
Born	(1983-07-12) 12 July 1983 (age 42)
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Alpine skiing
Disability class	LW12.1
Event(s)	Downhill Slalom Giant slalom Super combined Super-G
Medal record Men's para alpine skiing Representing  New Zealand Paralympic Games 2022 Beijing Downhill sitting 2022 Beijing Super-G sitting 2014 Sochi Giant slalom sitting 2018 PyeongChang Downhill sitting

Career

He won a gold medal at the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games in the sitting downhill event. Peters described his gold medal-winning run as "probably the run of my life."^[2] Less than 24 hours later Peters won a silver medal in the super G sitting event. Peters said that picking up the two medals was more than he expected. "Definitely, I think I have exceeded my own expectations," he said.^[3]

He had previously won a silver medal at the 2014 Winter Paralympic Games, and a bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Paralympic Games.^[4]

Awards

Peters was named Sportsperson of the Year at the Taranaki Sports Awards in 2015.^[5] He was also named Snow Sports NZ Overall Athlete of the Year and Adaptive Snow Sports Athlete of the Year in 2015 and 2014.^[6] Peters also won the overall Sportsperson award at the Taranaki Sports Awards in 2022.^[7][8]

Corey was named Para Athlete of the Year at the 60th ISPS Handa Halberg Awards for his Beijing 2022 performances.^[9]

In the 2023 New Year Honours, Peters was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to sit-skiing.^[10]