Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's slopestyle

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]

Women's slopestyle
at the XXII Olympic Winter Games
VenueRosa Khutor Extreme Park
Date6 February 2014 (qualification)
9 February 2014 (semi-finals & final)
Competitors23 from 11 nations
Winning score95.25
Medalists
Jamie Anderson  United States
Enni Rukajärvi  Finland
Jenny Jones  Great Britain

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 February14:00Qualification
9 February10:30Semi-finals
13:15Final

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
RankHeatBibNameCountryRun 1Run 2BestNotes
115Isabel Derungs Switzerland82.5087.5087.50QF
2111Torah Bright Australia85.2580.0085.25QF
314Spencer O'Brien Canada82.7565.0082.75QF
418Enni Rukajärvi Finland79.0023.7579.00QF
511Jenny Jones Great Britain74.2521.7574.25QS
6110Rebecca Torr New Zealand70.7533.7570.75QS
716Christy Prior New Zealand67.5070.5070.50QS
819Stefi Luxton New Zealand59.7534.2559.75QS
913Sina Candrian Switzerland58.2536.5058.25QS
1017Aimee Fuller Great Britain44.5039.0044.50QS
11112Shelly Gotlieb New Zealand18.0030.7530.75QS
1212Kjersti Buaas Norway12.5017.7517.75QS
1214Anna Gasser Austria89.5095.5095.50QF
2218Jamie Anderson United States93.50DNS93.50QF
3220Elena Könz Switzerland86.2538.0086.25QF
4222Karly Shorr United States45.0084.7584.75QF
5217Šárka Pančochová Czech Republic77.7533.7577.75QS
6216Jenna Blasman Canada60.2551.5060.25QS
7223Jessika Jenson United States34.0058.5058.50QS
8215Silje Norendal Norway31.0039.0039.00QS
9219Cheryl Maas Netherlands18.0031.2531.25QS
10221Merika Enne Finland17.00DNS17.00QS
11213Ty Walker United States1.00DNS1.00QS

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.

RankBibNameCountryRun 1Run 2BestNotes
117Šárka Pančochová Czech Republic90.5022.5090.50QF
23Sina Candrian Switzerland84.2581.5084.25QF
31Jenny Jones Great Britain82.2583.2583.25QF
415Silje Norendal Norway16.7578.7578.75QF
523Jessika Jenson United States72.0050.5072.00
613Ty Walker United States66.0043.7566.00
712Shelly Gotlieb New Zealand63.2533.7563.25
89Stefi Luxton New Zealand18.2560.2560.25
97Aimee Fuller Great Britain33.7537.5037.50
1010Rebecca Torr New Zealand27.2532.5032.50
1116Jenna Blasman Canada32.2510.5032.25
1219Cheryl Maas Netherlands30.7514.7530.75
6Christy Prior New ZealandDNS
2Kjersti Buaas NorwayDNS
21Merika Enne FinlandDNS

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]

RankBibNameCountryRun 1Run 2BestNotes
18Jamie Anderson United States80.7595.2595.25
8Enni Rukajärvi Finland73.7592.5092.50
1Jenny Jones Great Britain73.0087.2587.25
43Sina Candrian Switzerland77.2587.0087.00
517Šárka Pančochová Czech Republic86.2520.0086.25
622Karly Shorr United States39.0075.0075.00
711Torah Bright Australia64.7566.2566.25
85Isabel Derungs Switzerland58.5015.2558.50
920Elena Könz Switzerland24.5054.5054.50
1014Anna Gasser Austria49.0051.7551.75
1115Silje Norendal Norway49.5032.0049.50
124Spencer O'Brien Canada30.0035.0035.00

References

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