By Mari Saito and Winni Zhou ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) -Zoi Sadowski-Synnott of New Zealand said she was a “proud Kiwi” after winning gold in the women’s slopestyle event at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday, snagging the nation’s first-ever Winter Games gold medal. Rival snowboarders said the 20-year-old’s final run pushed the women’s field to the next level and called it a giant leap for the sport. Sadowski-Synnott scored 92.88 on her final run, landing back-to-back 1080s on a challenging course resembling the Great Wall of China. Asked how she felt about making history as the island nation’…
