The success of Zoi Sadowski-Synnott and Nico Porteous at the Winter X-Games has forced a change in mindset from Snow Sports NZ.
They now find themselves in the unfamiliar position of heading to an Olympics with the expectation of winning medals.
After the pair's stunning performances over the weekend - winning gold in Aspen, Colorado - Porteous and Sadowski-Synnott are now among the favourites to be on top of the podium again at next month's Winter Olympics in Beijing.
And that expectation may take some getting used to.
With X-Games gold around their necks, Porteous and Sadowski-Synnott's dominance on the mountain did more than just cap off a remarkable weekend in Aspen.
It firmly cemented them as medal favourites for the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The pair's rise over the last four years has forced Snow Sports NZ to adjust its approach to next month's games.
"How do we deal with the pressure of being medal expectant?" asks Snow Sports NZ chief executive Nic Cavanagh.
"At previous games, we've been aspirants, we've been aspiring to be medallists."
Both Porteus and Sadowski-Synnott beat the defending Olympic champions in their events,
setting them up as favourites for a repeat in Beijing.
It's unfamiliar territory for the sport in New Zealand.
"We've done a lot of work, not only with the athletes, but with the programme acknowledging that, and making sure it's enabling performance."
While it wasn't expected, double bronze at PyeongChang in 2018 proved both are more than cut out for Olympic success.
And speaking after his gold medal run on Sunday, Porteous isn't mincing his words when describing Sadowski-Synnott's rise.
"I hate to say it, but the general public don't realise how much of a weapon she actually is," Porteous tells Newshub.
"She is just so dominant, she's unstoppable."
The 20-year-old became the first woman to land back to back double corks in competition on her way to slopestyle gold.
"She is really becoming one of the greatest snowboarders of all time."
Both will etch their name into the history books if they can rise to the occasion on the sport's biggest stage.
