Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's ski cross explained

Event:	Men's ski cross
Games:	2014 Winter
Venue:	Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia
Dates:	20 February 2014
Competitors:	31
Nations:	13
Gold:	Jean-Frédéric Chapuis
Goldnoc:	FRA
Silver:	Arnaud Bovolenta
Silvernoc:	FRA
Bronze:	Jonathan Midol
Bronzenoc:	FRA
Prev:	2010
Next:	2018

The men's ski cross event in freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia took place on February 20, 2014.^[1]

Results

The event was started at 11:45.^[2]

Seeding

Rank	Bib	Time	Difference	Notes
1	4	1:15.59	0.00	Q
2	2	1:15.91	+0.32	Q
3	8	1:16.43	+0.84	Q
4	15	1:16.77	+1.18	Q
5	18	1:16.82	+1.23	Q
6	9	1:17.31	+1.72	Q
7	13	1:17.35	+1.76	Q
8	16	1:17.39	+1.80	Q
9=	3	1:17.41	+1.82	Q
9=	12	1:17.41	+1.82	Q
11	17	1:17.48	+1.89	Q
12	5	1:17.55	+1.96	Q
13	7	1:17.59	+2.00	Q
14=	22	1:17.72	+2.13	Q
14=	14	1:17.72	+2.13	Q
16	32	1:17.83	+2.24	Q
17	24	1:17.87	+2.28	Q
18	25	1:18.03	+2.44	Q
19	19	1:18.06	+2.47	Q
20	6	1:18.14	+2.55	Q
21	10	1:18.32	+2.73	Q
22	28	1:18.33	+2.74	Q
23	20	1:18.40	+2.81	Q
24	31	1:18.58	+2.99	Q
25	23	1:18.69	+3.10	Q
26	29	1:18.91	+3.32	Q
27	27	1:18.97	+3.38	Q
28	26	1:19.12	+3.53	Q
29	11	1:19.57	+3.98	Q
30	1		–	Q
31	21		–	Q
32	30		–	Q

Q – Qualified for 1/8 finals; DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start

Elimination round

1/8 finals

The 32 seeds advanced to the 1/8 finals. From here, they participated in four-person elimination races, with the top two from each race advancing.^[3]

Heat 1

Rank	Bib	Notes
1	1	Q
2	17	Q
3	16
4	32	DNS

Heat 2

Rank	Bib	Notes
1	9	Q
2	8	Q
3	24
4	25	DNF

Heat 3

Rank	Bib	Notes
1	12	Q
2	21	Q
3	28
4	5

Heat 4

Rank	Bib	Notes
1	4	Q
2	29	Q
3	13
4	20	DNF

Heat 5

Rank	Bib	Notes
1	3	Q
2	19	Q
3	14
4	30

Heat 6

Rank	Bib	Notes
1	27	Q
2	11	Q
3	22
4	6

Heat 7

Rank	Bib	Notes
1	7	Q
2	26	Q
3	10
4	23	DNF

Heat 8

Rank	Bib	Notes
1	18	Q
2	31	Q
3	2
4	15

Quarterfinals

The top 2 from each heat of the 1/8 round advanced to the 1/4 round. From here, they participated in four-person elimination races, with the top two from each race advancing.

Heat 1

Rank	Bib	Notes
1	8	Q
2	17	Q
3	1
4	9

Heat 2

Rank	Bib	Notes
1	4	Q
2	29	Q
3	21
4	12

Heat 3

Rank	Bib	Notes
1	3	Q
2	11	Q
3	27
4	19	DNF

Heat 4

Rank	Bib	Notes
1	7	Q
2	26	Q
3	31
4	18

Semifinals

The top 2 from each heat of the 1/4 round advanced to the semifinals. From here, they participated in four-person elimination races, with the top two from each race advancing to the final and the third and fourth entering a classification race.

Heat 1

Rank	Bib	Notes
1	4	Q
2	29	Q
3	17
4	8

Heat 2

Rank	Bib	Notes
1	3	Q
2	11	Q
3	26
4	7

Finals

Small Final

Rank	Bib	Notes
5	17
6	7
7	8
8	26	DNF

Big Final

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Notes
	4
	11
	29
	3	Brady Leman

Controversy

Both Canada and Slovenia appealed separately to the Court of Arbitration for Sport that the three French athletes in the Big Final had their pants illegally changed by their coach. They argued it gave the three an aerodynamic advantage over the rest of the field. Both countries first appealed to the International Ski Federation, but were rejected since they appealed hours after the end of the competition (when the deadline was 15 minutes after the close of the race). The appeal to the court was ultimately unsuccessful as well, because the Court agreed with the ski federation that the appeal was filed past the deadline.^[4]

Notes and References

Web site: Freestyle Skiing Schedule and Results . . 11 January 2014 . 29 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140129055810/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/freestyle-skiing-schedule-and-results . dead .
http://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2014/FS/8017/2014FS8017FRL.pdf Final Results
Web site: Men's Ski Cross 1/8 Finals . . 20 February 2014 . 19 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140319032441/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/freestyle-skiing-men-s-ski-cross-1-8-finals . dead .
News: . Canada’s skicross appeal over altered pants dismissed. . . . 23 February 2014 . 2 March 2014 .