Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's halfpipe

Men's halfpipe
at the XXII Olympic Winter Games
VenueRosa Khutor Extreme Park
Date11 February 2014
Competitors39 from 16 nations
Winning Score94.75
Medalists
   Switzerland
   Japan
   Japan
Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics
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The men's halfpipe competition of the Sochi 2014 Olympics was held at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on 11 February 2014.[1]

The gold was won by Swiss Iouri Podladtchikov, who was followed by two Japanese snowboarders, the 15-year-old Ayumu Hirano in silver and Taku Hiraoka in bronze.[2]

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 100 FIS points. A total of 40 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]

Schedule

All times are (UTC+4).

Date Time Round
11 February 14:00 Qualification
19:00 Semifinals
21:30 Final

Results

Qualification

The qualification was held at 14:00.[4]

Rank Heat Bib Name Country Run 1 Run 2 Best Notes
1 1 2 Ayumu Hirano Japan 92.25 64.75 92.25 QF
2 1 6 Christian Haller Switzerland 74.00 83.75 83.75 QF
3 1 17 David Hablützel Switzerland 48.75 81.00 81.00 QF
4 1 1 Arthur Longo France 79.25 20.75 79.25 QS
5 1 19 Tim-Kevin Ravnjak Slovenia 68.75 76.50 76.50 QS
6 1 18 Shi Wancheng China 76.00 15.50 76.00 QS
7 1 5 Greg Bretz United States 71.75 52.50 71.75 QS
8 1 13 Seamus O'Connor Ireland 66.25 71.50 71.50 QS
9 1 4 Johann Baisamy France 71.25 36.75 71.25 QS
10 1 20 Derek Livingston Canada 34.25 70.25 70.25
11 1 16 Lee Kwang-ki South Korea 27.00 69.50 69.50
12 1 15 Dimi de Jong Netherlands 25.25 64.25 64.25
13 1 11 Nikita Avtaneev Russia 34.50 63.75 63.75
14 1 3 Dolf van der Wal Netherlands 25.50 62.50 62.50
15 1 12 Pavel Kharitonov Russia 58.75 54.50 58.75
16 1 10 Ben Kilner Great Britain 43.50 16.25 43.50
17 1 8 Janne Korpi Finland 28.00 41.00 41.00
18 1 9 Sergey Tarasov Russia 23.00 39.50 39.50
19 1 7 Ryō Aono Japan 37.50 13.00 37.50
20 1 14 Dominic Harington Great Britain 12.75 37.25 37.25
1 2 25 Shaun White United States 95.75 70.75 95.75 QF
2 2 28 Taku Hiraoka Japan 92.25 63.50 92.25 QF
3 2 39 Danny Davis United States 92.00 73.75 92.00 QF
4 2 27 Zhang Yiwei China 90.00 89.75 90.00 QS
5 2 24 Taylor Gold United States 81.50 87.50 87.50 QS
6 2 33 Kent Callister Australia 87.00 25.5 87.00 QS
7 2 29 Nathan Johnstone Australia 86.00 27.50 86.00 QS
8 2 26 Iouri Podladtchikov Switzerland 15.00 82.00 82.00 QS
9 2 23 Jan Scherrer Switzerland 43.50 69.75 69.75 QS
10 2 21 Scott James Australia 68.50 15.00 68.50
11 2 38 Johannes Hoepfl Germany 61.25 65.50 65.50
12 2 30 Crispin Lipscomb Canada 29.25 65.25 65.25
13 2 40 Markus Malin Finland 33.50 62.50 62.50
14 2 31 Kim Ho-jun South Korea 61.75 20.00 61.75
15 2 35 Jan Kralj Slovenia 59.75 27.75 59.75
16 2 37 Michał Ligocki Poland 4.50 55.00 55.00
17 2 22 Ayumu Nedefuji Japan 54.50 28.75 54.50
18 2 36 Ilkka-Eemeli Laari Finland 49.00 52.00 52.00
19 2 34 Brad Martin Canada 31.25 22.50 31.25
– 2 32 Peetu Piiroinen Finland DNS

QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal; DNS – Did not start

Semifinals

The semifinals was held at 16:00.[5]

Rank Bib Name Country Run 1 Run 2 Best Notes
1 26 Iouri Podladtchikov Switzerland 87.50 41.25 87.50 Q
2 5 Greg Bretz United States 83.00 44.25 83.00 Q
3 33 Kent Callister Australia 49.25 79.50 79.50 Q
4 27 Zhang Yiwei China 45.00 79.25 79.25 Q
5 18 Shi Wancheng China 15.50 78.50 78.50 Q
6 19 Tim-Kevin Ravnjak Slovenia 72.00 75.50 75.50 Q
7 29 Nathan Johnstone Australia 25.75 73.50 73.50
8 24 Taylor Gold United States 26.00 60.75 60.75
9 13 Seamus O'Connor Ireland 54.00 43.00 54.00
10 4 Johann Baisamy France 18.50 37.0 37.0
11 1 Arthur Longo France 12.00 31.75 31.75
 – 23 Jan Scherrer Switzerland DNS[a]

Final

The final was held at 18:30.[6][7]

Rank Bib Name Country Run 1 Run 2 Best
1st 26 Iouri Podladtchikov Switzerland 86.50 94.75 94.75
2nd 2 Ayumu Hirano Japan 90.75 93.50 93.50
3rd 28 Taku Hiraoka Japan 45.50 92.25 92.25
4 25 Shaun White United States 35.00 90.25 90.25
5 17 David Hablützel Switzerland 80.75 88.50 88.50
6 27 Zhang Yiwei China 87.25 58.50 87.25
7 18 Shi Wancheng China 81.00 25.00 81.00
8 19 Tim-Kevin Ravnjak Slovenia 72.25 16.50 72.25
9 33 Kent Callister Australia 40.00 68.50 68.50
10 39 Danny Davis United States 53.00 45.25 53.00
11 6 Christian Haller Switzerland 46.25 51.50 51.50
12 5 Greg Bretz United States 21.75 26.50 26.50

Notes

a Scherrer suffered a tear in his right ankle during warm-up and had to pull out of the semifinals.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Snowboarding Schedule and Results". SOOC. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Men's halfpipe finals results". Reuters. Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014". International Ski Federation. December 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Qualification Results
  5. ↑ Semifinals Results
  6. ↑ Final Results
  7. ↑ "Iouri Podladtchikov dethrones White in breathtaking Olympic halfpipe final". FIS. February 11, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Iouri Podladtchikov gewinnt Gold!" (in German). Swiss Olympic. February 11, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.