Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's slopestyle

The men's slopestyle competition of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi were held at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on 6 February (qualification) and 8 February (semifinals and final).[1] This was the first time that a slopestyle event was included in the Olympic program.[2]

Men's slopestyle
at the XXII Olympic Winter Games
VenueRosa Khutor Extreme Park
Date6 February 2014 (qualification)
8 February 2014 (semifinals & final)
Competitors29 from 13 nations
Winning Score93.50
Medalists
Sage Kotsenburg  United States
Ståle Sandbech  Norway
Mark McMorris  Canada

Norwegian snowboarder Torstein Horgmo, who was considered one of the medal contenders, fractured his collarbone after a crash in practice in the week before the Games, and had to miss the Olympics. His crash and complaints from other athletes that some jumps were too steep have prompted organizers to modify the slopestyle course.[3][4]

The gold was won by American Sage Kotsenburg, followed by Norwegian Ståle Sandbech at silver place, and Canadian Mark McMorris 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 30 quota spots are available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum of four athletes can be entered by a National Olympic Committee.[5]

Shaun White of the United States, who was among the qualifiers, withdrew, leaving a total of 29 athletes competing.[6]

Schedule

All times are (UTC+4).

Date Time Round
6 February10:00Qualification
8 February9:30Semifinal
12:45Final

Results

Qualification

The top 4 riders from each heat automatically qualify for the final round. The remaining riders qualify for the semifinal round. The result is calculated as the best score of the two runs. The following were the results of the qualification round:[7]

QF — Qualified directly for the Final
QS — Qualified for the Semifinal
Bib — Bib number
DNS — Did Not Start
Tie — Tie breaking points
RankHeatBibNameCountryRun 1Run 2BestNotes
118Ståle Sandbech Norway45.2594.5094.50QF
2112Peetu Piiroinen Finland90.7580.0090.75QF
317Sebastien Toutant Canada74.2587.2587.25QF
4114Jamie Nicholls Great Britain62.2586.7586.75QF
5110Chas Guldemond United States86.0019.2586.00QS
611Billy Morgan Great Britain76.2585.5085.50QS
715Niklas Mattsson Sweden82.7557.2582.75QS
816Emil André Ulsletten Norway27.2579.7579.75QS
913Charles Reid Canada54.5075.5075.50QS
1019Alexey Sobolev Russia63.0028.5063.00QS
11111Scott James Australia36.0044.0044.00QS
12113Lucien Koch Switzerland32.0029.2532.00QS
1314Yuki Kadono Japan31.0016.5031.00QS
14115Mathias Weissenbacher Austria18.0028.7528.75QS
1512Torgeir Bergrem Norway25.0024.7525.00QS
1219Maxence Parrot Canada91.7597.5097.50QF
2218Roope Tonteri Finland33.7595.7595.75QF
3221Sven Thorgren Sweden94.2536.7594.25QF
4216Gjermund Bråten Norway12.7591.2591.25QF
5220Seppe Smits Belgium88.2591.0091.00QS
6225Clemens Schattschneider Austria90.0024.2590.00QS
7224Mark McMorris Canada29.5089.2589.25QS
8222Sage Kotsenburg United States86.5081.5086.50QS
9229Ryan Stassel United States81.0028.7581.00QS
10217Jan Scherrer Switzerland74.5018.7574.50QS
11223Ville Paumola Finland54.7521.2554.75QS
12227Janne Korpi Finland49.7535.5049.75QS
13226Seamus O'Connor Ireland33.5040.0040.00QS
14228Adrian Krainer Austria24.2516.0024.25QS

Semifinal

The top 4 riders from the semifinal round qualify for the final round. The result is calculated as the best score of the two runs.

RankBibNameCountryRun 1Run 2BestNotes
11Billy Morgan Great Britain90.7535.5090.75QF
222Sage Kotsenburg United States89.0090.5090.50QF
324Mark McMorris Canada55.5089.2589.25QF
44Yuki Kadono Japan84.7580.5084.75QF
520Seppe Smits Belgium77.5084.5084.50
629Ryan Stassel United States83.2581.7583.25
710Chas Guldemond United States13.2579.7579.75
811Scott James Australia77.2519.0077.25
926Seamus O'Connor Ireland60.7570.2570.25
1027Janne Korpi Finland41.0068.5068.50
1117Jan Scherrer Switzerland64.2523.5064.25
129Alexey Sobolev Russia20.0057.5057.50
136Emil André Ulsletten Norway22.5056.7556.75
143Charles Reid Canada46.2543.5046.25
155Niklas Mattsson Sweden44.7536.5044.75
162Torgeir Bergrem Norway37.5026.7537.50
1725Clemens Schattschneider Austria29.5026.2529.50
1815Mathias Weissenbacher Austria14.0028.5028.50
1923Ville Paumola Finland25.2522.7525.25
2013Lucien Koch Switzerland16.2520.7520.75
28Adrian Krainer AustriaDNS

Final

The result is calculated as the best score of the two runs.[8]

RankBibNameCountryRun 1Run 2Best
22Sage Kotsenburg United States93.5083.2593.50
8Ståle Sandbech Norway27.0091.7591.75
24Mark McMorris Canada33.7588.7588.75
421Sven Thorgren Sweden83.7587.5087.50
519Maxence Parrot Canada47.0087.2587.25
614Jamie Nicholls Great Britain85.5046.5085.50
712Peetu Piiroinen Finland78.5081.2581.25
84Yuki Kadono Japan53.0075.7575.75
97Sebastien Toutant Canada54.5058.5058.50
101Billy Morgan Great Britain38.0039.7539.75
1118Roope Tonteri Finland31.5039.0039.00
1216Gjermund Bråten Norway24.7520.5024.75

References

  1. "Snowboarding Schedule and Results". SOOC. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  2. Gillespie, Kerry (30 October 2013). "Sochi 2014: Younger, hipper Olympics to feature slew of new events". Toronto Star. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  3. "Sochi Snowboarding Course Deemed Too Dangerous After Accident". The Moscow Times. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  4. O'Connor, Philip (3 February 2014). "Norway's Horgmo breaks collarbone". Reuters. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  5. "Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014" (PDF). International Ski Federation. December 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  6. Young, Leslie (5 February 2014). "U.S. snowboarder Shaun White withdraws from Olympic slopestyle event". Global News. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  7. "Snowboard Men's Slopestyle Qualification Results" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  8. Final Results
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