Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's slopestyle
| Women's slopestyle at the XXII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Rosa Khutor Extreme Park | ||||||||||||
| Date |
6 February 2014 (qualification) 9 February 2014 (semi-finals & final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning score | 95.25 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics | ||
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| Qualification
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| Halfpipe | men | women |
| Parallel giant slalom | men | women |
| Parallel slalom | men | women |
| Slopestyle | men | women |
| Snowboard cross | men | women |
The women's slopestyle competition of the Sochi 2014 Olympics was held at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on 6 February (qualification) and 9 February (semi-finals and final).[1] This was the first time that a slopestyle event was included in the Olympic program.[2]
Jamie Anderson of the United States became the first Olympic champion. Enni Rukajärvi from Finland took the silver, and Jenny Jones from Great Britain won the bronze medal.
Qualification
An athlete must have placed in the top 30 in at a World Cup event after July 2012 or at the 2013 World Championships and a minimum of 50 FIS points. A total of 24 quota spots are available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum of 4 athletes can be entered by a National Olympic Committee.[3]
Slovenia's Cilka Sadar also earned a spot to compete, but did not compete due to an injury occurring just days before the competition,[4] leaving a total of 23 athletes from 11 nations.
Schedule
All times are (UTC+4).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 6 February | 14:00 | Qualification |
| 9 February | 10:30 | Semi-finals |
| 13:15 | Final |
Results
Qualification
The top four riders from each heat automatically qualify for the final round. The remaining riders qualify for the semi-final round. The result is calculated as the best score of the two runs. The following were the results of the qualification round:[5]
- QF – Qualified directly for the Final
- QS – Qualified for the Semi-final
- Bib – Bib number
- DNS – Did Not Start
- Tie – Tie breaking points
| Rank | Heat | Bib | Name | Country | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Isabel Derungs |  | 82.50 | 87.50 | 87.50 | QF |
| 2 | 1 | 11 | Torah Bright |  | 85.25 | 80.00 | 85.25 | QF |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Spencer O'Brien |  | 82.75 | 65.00 | 82.75 | QF |
| 4 | 1 | 8 | Enni Rukajärvi |  | 79.00 | 23.75 | 79.00 | QF |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Jenny Jones |  | 74.25 | 21.75 | 74.25 | QS |
| 6 | 1 | 10 | Rebecca Torr |  | 70.75 | 33.75 | 70.75 | QS |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | Christy Prior | | 67.50 | 70.50 | 70.50 | QS |
| 8 | 1 | 9 | Stefi Luxton | | 59.75 | 34.25 | 59.75 | QS |
| 9 | 1 | 3 | Sina Candrian | | 58.25 | 36.50 | 58.25 | QS |
| 10 | 1 | 7 | Aimee Fuller | | 44.50 | 39.00 | 44.50 | QS |
| 11 | 1 | 12 | Shelly Gotlieb | | 18.00 | 30.75 | 30.75 | QS |
| 12 | 1 | 2 | Kjersti Buaas |  | 12.50 | 17.75 | 17.75 | QS |
| 1 | 2 | 14 | Anna Gasser |  | 89.50 | 95.50 | 95.50 | QF |
| 2 | 2 | 18 | Jamie Anderson |  | 93.50 | DNS | 93.50 | QF |
| 3 | 2 | 20 | Elena Könz | | 86.25 | 38.00 | 86.25 | QF |
| 4 | 2 | 22 | Karly Shorr | | 45.00 | 84.75 | 84.75 | QF |
| 5 | 2 | 17 | Šárka Pančochová |  | 77.75 | 33.75 | 77.75 | QS |
| 6 | 2 | 16 | Jenna Blasman | | 60.25 | 51.50 | 60.25 | QS |
| 7 | 2 | 23 | Jessika Jenson | | 34.00 | 58.50 | 58.50 | QS |
| 8 | 2 | 15 | Silje Norendal | | 31.00 | 39.00 | 39.00 | QS |
| 9 | 2 | 19 | Cheryl Maas |  | 18.00 | 31.25 | 31.25 | QS |
| 10 | 2 | 21 | Merika Enne | | 17.00 | DNS | 17.00 | QS |
| 11 | 2 | 13 | Ty Walker | | 1.00 | DNS | 1.00 | QS |
Semi-final
The top four riders from the semi-final round qualify for the final round. The result is calculated as the best score of the two runs.
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Šárka Pančochová | | 90.50 | 22.50 | 90.50 | QF |
| 2 | 3 | Sina Candrian | | 84.25 | 81.50 | 84.25 | QF |
| 3 | 1 | Jenny Jones | | 82.25 | 83.25 | 83.25 | QF |
| 4 | 15 | Silje Norendal | | 16.75 | 78.75 | 78.75 | QF |
| 5 | 23 | Jessika Jenson | | 72.00 | 50.50 | 72.00 | |
| 6 | 13 | Ty Walker | | 66.00 | 43.75 | 66.00 | |
| 7 | 12 | Shelly Gotlieb | | 63.25 | 33.75 | 63.25 | |
| 8 | 9 | Stefi Luxton | | 18.25 | 60.25 | 60.25 | |
| 9 | 7 | Aimee Fuller | | 33.75 | 37.50 | 37.50 | |
| 10 | 10 | Rebecca Torr | | 27.25 | 32.50 | 32.50 | |
| 11 | 16 | Jenna Blasman | | 32.25 | 10.50 | 32.25 | |
| 12 | 19 | Cheryl Maas | | 30.75 | 14.75 | 30.75 | |
| 6 | Christy Prior | | DNS | ||||
| 2 | Kjersti Buaas | | DNS | ||||
| 21 | Merika Enne | | DNS |
Final
In the final, Šárka Pančochová, who did not qualify directly to the final and had to go through the semi-final, posted the best result in the first run, but fell in the second run and was classified fifth. In the second run, first Jones, who also went through the semi-final, scored 87.25, followed by Sina Candrian with 87.00. Rukajärvi, running fifth, scored 92.50, and pushed Pančochová out of medal position. Anderson scored 95.25 and took the lead with two more athletes to go, Isabel Derungs and Anna Gasser. They both fell and were left out of the medals.[6][7]
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Notes |
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 | 18 | Jamie Anderson | | 80.75 | 95.25 | 95.25 | |
 | 8 | Enni Rukajärvi | | 73.75 | 92.50 | 92.50 | |
 | 1 | Jenny Jones | | 73.00 | 87.25 | 87.25 | |
| 4 | 3 | Sina Candrian | | 77.25 | 87.00 | 87.00 | |
| 5 | 17 | Šárka Pančochová | | 86.25 | 20.00 | 86.25 | |
| 6 | 22 | Karly Shorr | | 39.00 | 75.00 | 75.00 | |
| 7 | 11 | Torah Bright | | 64.75 | 66.25 | 66.25 | |
| 8 | 5 | Isabel Derungs | | 58.50 | 15.25 | 58.50 | |
| 9 | 20 | Elena Könz | | 24.50 | 54.50 | 54.50 | |
| 10 | 14 | Anna Gasser | | 49.00 | 51.75 | 51.75 | |
| 11 | 15 | Silje Norendal | | 49.50 | 32.00 | 49.50 | |
| 12 | 4 | Spencer O'Brien | | 30.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 |
References
- ↑ "Snowboarding Schedule and Results". SOOC. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ↑ Gillespie, Kerry (30 October 2013). "Sochi 2014: Younger, hipper Olympics to feature slew of new events". Toronto Star. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ↑ "Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014" (PDF). International Ski Federation. December 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ↑ "Cilka Sadar zaradi poškodbe ob olimpijski nastop :: Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija". Rtvslo.si. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ↑ "Snowboard Ladies' Slopestyle Qualification Results" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ↑ http://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2014/SB/7010/7010RLR0.pdf
- ↑ "Sochi 2014: Winter Olympics day two – as it happened". The Guardian. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
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