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 | ||||||||||
| Venue | Rosa Khutor Extreme Park | |||||||||
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| Date | 6 February 2014 (qualification) 8 February 2014 (semifinals & final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Winning Score | 93.50 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics | ||||
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| Halfpipe | men | women | ||
| Parallel giant slalom | men | women | ||
| Parallel slalom | men | women | ||
| Slopestyle | men | women | ||
| Snowboard cross | men | women | ||
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
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 February | 10:00 | Qualification |
| 8 February | 9:30 | Semifinal |
| 12:45 | Final |
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
| 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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
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 | |
| 21 | 28 | Adrian Krainer | Austria | DNS |
Final
The result is calculated as the best score of the two runs.[8]
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 22 | Sage Kotsenburg | United States | 93.50 | 83.25 | 93.50 |
 | 8 | Ståle Sandbech | Norway | 27.00 | 91.75 | 91.75 |
 | 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
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Sochi Snowboarding Course Deemed Too Dangerous After Accident". The Moscow Times. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ↑ O'Connor, Philip (3 February 2014). "Norway's Horgmo breaks collarbone". Reuters. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ↑ "Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014". International Ski Federation. December 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ↑ Young, Leslie (5 February 2014). "U.S. snowboarder Shaun White withdraws from Olympic slopestyle event". Global News. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ↑ "Snowboard Men's Slopestyle Qualification Results". www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ↑ Final Results