Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's parallel giant slalom

The men's parallel giant slalom competition in snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 8 February, at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou.[1] The event was won by Benjamin Karl of Austria, the 2010 silver and 2014 bronze medalist. Tim Mastnak of Slovenia won silver, his first Olympic medal. Vic Wild, the 2014 champion, representing the Russian Olympic Committee, won the bronze medal.

Men's parallel giant slalom
at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games
VenueGenting Snow Park,
Zhangjiakou
Date8 February
Competitors31 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Benjamin Karl  Austria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tim Mastnak  Slovenia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vic Wild  ROC
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Nevin Galmarini was the defending champion. He did not qualify for the elimination round. The 2018 silver medalist, Lee Sang-ho, and the bronze medalist, Žan Košir, qualified for the Olympics as well. At the 2021–22 FIS Snowboard World Cup, five parallel giant slalom events were held before the Olympics. Stefan Baumeister was leading the ranking, followed by Lee and Dmitry Loginov. Loginov was the 2021 world champion, with Roland Fischnaller and Andrey Sobolev being the silver and bronze medalists, respectively.

Qualification edit

A total of 32 snowboarders qualified to compete at the games. For an athlete to compete they must have a minimum of 100.00 FIS points on the FIS Points List on January 17, 2022 and a top 30 finish in a World Cup event or at the FIS Snowboard World Championships 2021. A country could enter a maximum of four athletes into the event.[2]

Results edit

Qualification run edit

The qualification was started at 11:07.[3]

Rank Bib Name Country Blue course Red course Total Notes
1 4 Lee Sang-ho   South Korea 39.96 40.58 1:20.54 Q
2 15 Benjamin Karl   Austria 41.21 40.04 1:21.25 Q
3 2 Andreas Prommegger   Austria 40.34 41.03 1:21.37 Q
4 10 Tim Mastnak   Slovenia 40.24 41.19 1:21.43 Q
5 20 Oskar Kwiatkowski   Poland 40.63 40.89 1:21.52 Q
6 6 Roland Fischnaller   Italy 40.25 41.34 1:21.59 Q
7 19 Michał Nowaczyk   Poland 40.92 40.72 1:21.64 Q
8 1 Dmitry Loginov   ROC 41.31 40.38 1:21.69 Q
9 21 Vic Wild   ROC 41.10 40.96 1:22.06 Q
10 5 Alexander Payer   Austria 41.26 40.84 1:22.10 Q
11 9 Žan Košir   Slovenia 41.55 40.61 1:22.16 Q
12 8 Mirko Felicetti   Italy 40.89 41.37 1:22.26 Q
13 23 Yannik Angenend   Germany 41.41 40.87 1:22.28 Q
14 13 Dario Caviezel   Switzerland 41.92 40.43 1:22.35 Q
15 22 Radoslav Yankov   Bulgaria 41.48 41.00 1:22.48 Q
16 12 Daniele Bagozza   Italy 41.18 41.30 1:22.48 Q
17 11 Edwin Coratti   Italy 41.22 41.27 1:22.49
18 3 Stefan Baumeister   Germany 41.24 41.40 1:22.64
19 16 Andrey Sobolev   ROC 41.39 41.48 1:22.87
20 32 Jules Lefebvre   Canada 41.66 41.28 1:22.94
21 14 Nevin Galmarini   Switzerland 41.17 42.27 1:23.44
22 27 Bi Ye   China 42.10 41.43 1:23.53
23 7 Lukas Mathies   Austria 41.66 42.09 1:23.75
24 18 Kim Sang-kyum   South Korea 42.40 41.41 1:23.81
25 26 Rok Marguč   Slovenia 42.29 42.09 1:24.38
26 25 Arnaud Gaudet   Canada 42.17 42.26 1:24.43
27 31 Sébastien Beaulieu   Canada 42.52 42.00 1:24.52
28 30 Gian Casanova   Switzerland 42.33 42.80 1:25.13
29 28 Cody Winters   United States 45.47 42.33 1:27.80
30 29 Elias Huber   Germany 42.15 49.01 1:31.16
31 24 Robert Burns   United States 46.23 49.99 1:36.22
17 Dmitriy Karlagachev   ROC Did not start

Elimination round edit

[4][5]

1/8 finalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
              
4
  Mastnak (SLO)
13
  Angenend (GER)
+0.27
4
  Mastnak (SLO)
5
  Kwiatkowski (POL)
DNF
5
  Kwiatkowski (POL)
12
  Felicetti (ITA)
DNF
4
  Mastnak (SLO)
9
  Wild (ROC)
+0.48
8
  Loginov (ROC)
DNF
9
  Wild (ROC)
9
  Wild (ROC)
1
  Lee (KOR)
+0.01
1
  Lee (KOR)
16
  Bagozza (ITA)
+0.92
4
  Mastnak (SLO)
+0.82
2
  Karl (AUT)
2
  Karl (AUT)
15
  Yankov (BUL)
+0.36
2
  Karl (AUT)
10
  Payer (AUT)
+1.57
7
  Nowaczyk (POL)
+0.09
10
  Payer (AUT)
2
  Karl (AUT)
6
  Fischnaller (ITA)
DNF Third place
6
  Fischnaller (ITA)
11
  Košir (SLO)
DNF
6
  Fischnaller (ITA)
9
  Wild (ROC)
3
  Prommegger (AUT)
+0.51
6
  Fischnaller (ITA)
DNF
3
  Prommegger (AUT)
14
  Caviezel (SUI)
+0.16

References edit

  1. ^ "Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games Competition Schedule Version 9" (PDF). New.inews.gtimg.com. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Qualification System for XXIV Olympic Winter Games, Beijing 2022 International Ski Federation Snowboard" (PDF). Fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation (FIS). 19 October 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  3. ^ Qualification results
  4. ^ Brackets
  5. ^ Final results