Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's slopestyle

The men's slopestyle event in freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia took place 13 February 2014.[1] In July 2011 freestyle slopestyle was added to the Olympic program, meaning the event would make its debut.[2]

Men's slopestyle
at the XXII Olympic Winter Games
VenueRosa Khutor Extreme Park, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia
Dates13 February 2014
Competitors32 from 15 nations
Winning score95.80
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Joss Christensen  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gus Kenworthy  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nick Goepper  United States
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Men's slopestyle at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Winter Olympics 2014.

Qualification edit

An athlete must have placed in the top 30 at a World Cup event after July 2012 or at the 2013 World Championships and a minimum of 50 FIS points. A total of 30 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum of 4 athletes could be entered by a National Olympic Committee.[3]

However a total of 32 athletes are entered, meaning reallocations of quotas were done by the International Ski Federation.

Results edit

Qualification edit

The qualification was held at 10:15.[4]

Rank Bib Name Country Run 1 Run 2 Best Notes
1 34 Joss Christensen   United States 91.0 93.2 93.2 Q
2 9 Andreas Håtveit   Norway 88.0 87.4 88.0 Q
3 7 James Woods   Great Britain 87.2 40.0 87.2 Q
4 1 Nick Goepper   United States 14.8 87.0 87.0 Q
5 8 Gus Kenworthy   United States 86.4 85.8 86.4 Q
6 14 Alex Beaulieu-Marchand   Canada 20.0 85.6 85.6 Q
7 5 Russ Henshaw   Australia 84.6 83.4 84.6 Q
8 30 Øystein Bråten   Norway 79.2 84.2 84.2 Q
9 15 Aleksander Aurdal   Norway 67.0 83.8 83.8 Q
10 4 Josiah Wells   New Zealand 82.8 83.4 83.4 Q
11 25 Henrik Harlaut   Sweden 29.2 83.2 83.2 Q
12 3 Bobby Brown   United States 3.4 83.0 83.0 Q
13 17 Antti Ollila   Finland 81.4 31.6 81.4
14 26 Luca Tribondeau   Austria 80.2 80.8 80.8
15 31 Markus Eder   Italy 11.8 79.0 79.0
16 11 Kai Mahler   Switzerland 76.2 29.0 76.2
17 28 Per Kristian Hunder   Norway 15.6 75.4 75.4
18 16 Oscar Wester   Sweden 72.8 28.8 72.8
19 27 Jérémy Pancras   France 68.0 69.4 69.4
20 36 Benedikt Mayr   Germany 67.6 7.2 67.6
21 35 Beau-James Wells   New Zealand 36.0 66.6 66.6
22 13 Elias Ambühl   Switzerland 58.0 65.8 65.8
23 10 Fabian Bösch   Switzerland 11.8 63.0 63.0
24 2 Jesper Tjäder   Sweden 61.0 14.2 61.0
25 32 Otso Räisänen   Finland 59.6 56.2 59.6
26 39 Marek Skála   Czech Republic 51.6 54.6 54.6
27 29 Antoine Adelisse   France 54.2 50.4 54.2
28 40 Pavel Korpachev   Russia 46.4 43.6 46.4
29 37 Lauri Kivari   Finland 45.8 2.8 45.8
30 38 Jules Bonnaire   France 2.2 40.0 40.0
31 33 Aleksi Patja   Finland 10.8 12.0 12.0
32 20 Luca Schuler   Switzerland 6.8 5.2 6.8

Final edit

The final was held at 13:30.[5]

Rank Bib Name Country Run 1 Run 2 Best
  34 Joss Christensen   United States 95.80 93.80 95.80
  8 Gus Kenworthy   United States 31.00 93.60 93.60
  1 Nick Goepper   United States 92.40 61.80 92.40
4 9 Andreas Håtveit   Norway 89.60 91.80 91.80
5 7 James Woods   Great Britain 86.60 78.40 86.60
6 25 Henrik Harlaut   Sweden 83.80 84.40 84.40
7 15 Aleksander Aurdal   Norway 70.00 81.80 81.80
8 5 Russ Henshaw   Australia 80.40 28.80 80.40
9 3 Bobby Brown   United States 29.20 78.40 78.40
10 30 Øystein Bråten   Norway 66.40 65.80 66.40
11 4 Josiah Wells   New Zealand 60.60 50.00 60.60
12 14 Alex Beaulieu-Marchand   Canada 5.00 21.40 21.40

References edit

  1. ^ "Freestyle Skiing Schedule and Results". SOOC. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  2. ^ Dwyer, Olivia (4 July 2011). "Slopestyle approved for 2014 Olympics". ESPN. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014" (PDF). International Ski Federation. December 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  4. ^ Qualification Results
  5. ^ Final Results