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

The women'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] Ester Ledecká of the Czech Republic won the event, defending her 2018 title. Daniela Ulbing of Austria won the silver medal, and Glorija Kotnik of Slovenia the bronze medal. For Ulbing and Kttnik, these were the first Olympic medals.

Women's parallel giant slalom
at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games
VenueGenting Snow Park,
Zhangjiakou
Date8 February
Competitors31 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ester Ledecká  Czech Republic
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Daniela Ulbing  Austria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Glorija Kotnik  Slovenia
← 2018
2026 →

The 2018 silver medalist, Selina Jörg, did not qualify for the Olympics, but the bronze medalist, Ramona Theresia Hofmeister, did. At the 2021–22 FIS Snowboard World Cup, five parallel giant slalom events were held before the Olympics. Sofia Nadyrshina was leading the ranking, followed by Ulbing and Ladina Jenny. Jörg is the 2021 world champion, with Nadyrshina and Julia Dujmovits 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 10:40.[3]

Rank Bib Name Country Blue course Red course Total Notes
1 12 Ester Ledecká   Czech Republic 41.38 42.25 1:23.63 Q
2 6 Ramona Theresia Hofmeister   Germany 42.14 44.06 1:26.20 Q
3 5 Tsubaki Miki   Japan 44.52 42.63 1:27.15 Q
4 2 Sofia Nadyrshina   ROC 42.84 44.38 1:27.22 Q
5 7 Julia Dujmovits   Austria 44.50 42.93 1:27.43 Q
6 3 Carolin Langenhorst   Germany 45.35 42.25 1:27.60 Q
7 14 Daniela Ulbing   Austria 43.16 44.61 1:27.77 Q
8 1 Aleksandra Król   Poland 45.14 42.96 1:28.10 Q
9 10 Polina Smolentsova   ROC 43.85 44.31 1:28.16 Q
10 20 Megan Farrell   Canada 43.96 44.41 1:28.37 Q
11 16 Julie Zogg   Switzerland 43.90 44.50 1:28.40 Q
12 4 Patrizia Kummer   Switzerland 43.52 44.96 1:28.48 Q
13 18 Michelle Dekker   Netherlands 43.64 45.09 1:28.73 Q
14 24 Glorija Kotnik   Slovenia 43.44 45.09 1:28.73 Q
15 17 Tomoka Takeuchi   Japan 45.32 43.51 1:28.83 Q
16 8 Nadya Ochner   Italy 43.91 44.93 1:28.84 Q
17 13 Ladina Jenny   Switzerland 45.02 43.96 1:28.98
18 26 Jeong Hae-rim   South Korea 43.63 45.47 1:29.10
19 23 Gong Naiying   China 45.62 43.69 1:29.31
20 11 Natalia Soboleva   ROC 45.85 44.09 1:29.94
21 31 Kaylie Buck   Canada 46.02 44.12 1:30.14
22 27 Weronika Biela   Poland 46.16 44.59 1:30.75
23 29 Zuzana Maděrová   Czech Republic 48.05 46.54 1:34.59
24 30 Aleksandra Michalik   Poland 51.06 46.05 1:37.11
25 21 Zang Ruxin   China 46.22 51.26 1:37.48
26 25 Annamari Dancha   Ukraine 48.82 48.97 1:37.79
27 9 Melanie Hochreiter   Germany 1:00.30 42.44 1:42.74
28 19 Jessica Keiser   Switzerland 59.85 47.30 1:47.15
29 22 Lucia Dalmasso   Italy 54.68 53.00 1:47.68
30 15 Milena Bykova   ROC DSQ 45.17 DSQ
28 Jennifer Hawkrigg   Canada DNF DNF

Elimination round edit

[4][5]

1/8 finalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
              
4
  Nadyrshina (ROC)
+0.03
13
  Dekker (NED)
13
  Dekker (NED)
5
  Dujmovits (AUT)
+4.29
5
  Dujmovits (AUT)
12
  Kummer (SUI)
+0.20
13
  Dekker (NED)
DNF
1
  Ledecká (CZE)
8
  Król (POL)
9
  Smolentsova (ROC)
+0.16
8
  Król (POL)
DNF
1
  Ledecká (CZE)
1
  Ledecká (CZE)
16
  Ochner (ITA)
DNF
1
  Ledecká (CZE)
7
  Ulbing (AUT)
DNF
2
  Hofmeister (GER)
15
  Takeuchi (JPN)
DSQ
2
  Hofmeister (GER)
+0.14
7
  Ulbing (AUT)
7
  Ulbing (AUT)
10
  Farrell (CAN)
+0.50
7
  Ulbing (AUT)
14
  Kotnik (SLO)
+0.21 Third place
6
  Langenhorst (GER)
11
  Zogg (SUI)
+0.08
6
  Langenhorst (GER)
+0.15
13
  Dekker (NED)
DNF
14
  Kotnik (SLO)
14
  Kotnik (SLO)
3
  Miki (JPN)
DNF
14
  Kotnik (SLO)

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