Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's slopestyle

Men's slopestyle
at the XXII Olympic Winter Games
Sage Kotsenburg at a news conference after winning the gold medal
VenueRosa Khutor Extreme Park
Date6 February 2014 (qualification)
8 February 2014 (semifinals & final)
Competitors29 from 13 nations
Winning Score93.50
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sage Kotsenburg  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ståle Sandbech  Norway
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mark McMorris  Canada
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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]

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

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Main article: Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics – 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

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All times are (UTC+4).

Date Time Round
6 February 10:00 Qualification
8 February 9:30 Semifinal
12:45 Final

Results

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Qualification

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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
Rank Heat Bib Name Country Run 1 Run 2 Best Notes
1 1 8 Ståle Sandbech  Norway 45.25 94.50 94.50 QF
2 1 12 Peetu Piiroinen  Finland 90.75 80.00 90.75 QF
3 1 7 Sebastien Toutant  Canada 74.25 87.25 87.25 QF
4 1 14 Jamie Nicholls  Great Britain 62.25 86.75 86.75 QF
5 1 10 Chas Guldemond  United States 86.00 19.25 86.00 QS
6 1 1 Billy Morgan  Great Britain 76.25 85.50 85.50 QS
7 1 5 Niklas Mattsson  Sweden 82.75 57.25 82.75 QS
8 1 6 Emil André Ulsletten  Norway 27.25 79.75 79.75 QS
9 1 3 Charles Reid  Canada 54.50 75.50 75.50 QS
10 1 9 Alexey Sobolev  Russia 63.00 28.50 63.00 QS
11 1 11 Scott James  Australia 36.00 44.00 44.00 QS
12 1 13 Lucien Koch  Switzerland 32.00 29.25 32.00 QS
13 1 4 Yuki Kadono  Japan 31.00 16.50 31.00 QS
14 1 15 Mathias Weissenbacher  Austria 18.00 28.75 28.75 QS
15 1 2 Torgeir Bergrem  Norway 25.00 24.75 25.00 QS
1 2 19 Maxence Parrot  Canada 91.75 97.50 97.50 QF
2 2 18 Roope Tonteri  Finland 33.75 95.75 95.75 QF
3 2 21 Sven Thorgren  Sweden 94.25 36.75 94.25 QF
4 2 16 Gjermund Bråten  Norway 12.75 91.25 91.25 QF
5 2 20 Seppe Smits  Belgium 88.25 91.00 91.00 QS
6 2 25 Clemens Schattschneider  Austria 90.00 24.25 90.00 QS
7 2 24 Mark McMorris  Canada 29.50 89.25 89.25 QS
8 2 22 Sage Kotsenburg  United States 86.50 81.50 86.50 QS
9 2 29 Ryan Stassel  United States 81.00 28.75 81.00 QS
10 2 17 Jan Scherrer  Switzerland 74.50 18.75 74.50 QS
11 2 23 Ville Paumola  Finland 54.75 21.25 54.75 QS
12 2 27 Janne Korpi  Finland 49.75 35.50 49.75 QS
13 2 26 Seamus O'Connor  Ireland 33.50 40.00 40.00 QS
14 2 28 Adrian Krainer  Austria 24.25 16.00 24.25 QS

Semifinal

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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.

Rank Bib Name Country Run 1 Run 2 Best Notes
1 1 Billy Morgan  Great Britain 90.75 35.50 90.75 QF
2 22 Sage Kotsenburg  United States 89.00 90.50 90.50 QF
3 24 Mark McMorris  Canada 55.50 89.25 89.25 QF
4 4 Yuki Kadono  Japan 84.75 80.50 84.75 QF
5 20 Seppe Smits  Belgium 77.50 84.50 84.50
6 29 Ryan Stassel  United States 83.25 81.75 83.25
7 10 Chas Guldemond  United States 13.25 79.75 79.75
8 11 Scott James  Australia 77.25 19.00 77.25
9 26 Seamus O'Connor  Ireland 60.75 70.25 70.25
10 27 Janne Korpi  Finland 41.00 68.50 68.50
11 17 Jan Scherrer  Switzerland 64.25 23.50 64.25
12 9 Alexey Sobolev  Russia 20.00 57.50 57.50
13 6 Emil André Ulsletten  Norway 22.50 56.75 56.75
14 3 Charles Reid  Canada 46.25 43.50 46.25
15 5 Niklas Mattsson  Sweden 44.75 36.50 44.75
16 2 Torgeir Bergrem  Norway 37.50 26.75 37.50
17 25 Clemens Schattschneider  Austria 29.50 26.25 29.50
18 15 Mathias Weissenbacher  Austria 14.00 28.50 28.50
19 23 Ville Paumola  Finland 25.25 22.75 25.25
20 13 Lucien Koch  Switzerland 16.25 20.75 20.75
28 Adrian Krainer  Austria DNS

Final

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

Rank Bib Name Country Run 1 Run 2 Best
1st place, gold medalist(s) 22 Sage Kotsenburg  United States 93.50 83.25 93.50
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 Ståle Sandbech  Norway 27.00 91.75 91.75
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 24 Mark McMorris  Canada 33.75 88.75 88.75
4 21 Sven Thorgren  Sweden 83.75 87.50 87.50
5 19 Maxence Parrot  Canada 47.00 87.25 87.25
6 14 Jamie Nicholls  Great Britain 85.50 46.50 85.50
7 12 Peetu Piiroinen  Finland 78.50 81.25 81.25
8 4 Yuki Kadono  Japan 53.00 75.75 75.75
9 7 Sebastien Toutant  Canada 54.50 58.50 58.50
10 1 Billy Morgan  Great Britain 38.00 39.75 39.75
11 18 Roope Tonteri  Finland 31.50 39.00 39.00
12 16 Gjermund Bråten  Norway 24.75 20.50 24.75

References

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  1. ^ "Snowboarding Schedule and Results". SOOC. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. 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. Archived from the original on 6 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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