Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's ski cross explained

Event:Women's ski cross
Games:2022 Winter
Venue:Genting Snow Park,
Zhangjiakou
Date:17 February
Competitors:25
Nations:11
Gold:Sandra Näslund
Goldnoc:SWE
Silver:Marielle Thompson
Silvernoc:CAN
Bronze:Daniela Maier
Bronzenoc:GER
Bronzenoc2:SUI
Prev:2018
Next:2026

The women's ski cross competition in freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 17 February, at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou.[1] Sandra Näslund of Sweden won the event, which was her first Olympic medal. Marielle Thompson of Canada, the 2014 champion, won the silver medal. The bronze medal was split between Fanny Smith of Switzerland and Daniela Maier of Germany following a Court of Arbitration of Sport decision on 13 December 2022 in regards to an interference call in the final.

The 2018 champion, Kelsey Serwa, retired from competitions. The silver medalist Brittany Phelan and the bronze medalist Fanny Smith qualified for the Olympics. At the 2021–22 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup, before the Olympics, Näslund won all events but one and consequently led the ranking, followed by Smith. Näslund was also the 2021 world champion, while Smith was the silver medalist.

Bronze medal controversy

Fanny Smith of Switzerland, the 2018 bronze medalist, initially crossed the line in third place and thought she had won the bronze medal. Daniela Maier of Germany finished fourth. However, following a 10-minute review by race judges, Smith was penalised for a clash with Maier, so at the awards ceremony on 17 February 2022, Maier was awarded the bronze.[2]

On 26 February 2022, after the end of the Olympic Games, following an appeal from Fanny Smith, the FIS Appeals Commission made the decision to overturn the FIS Jury decision.[3] As a result of winning the appeal, Smith was promoted to third place, while Maier officially finished in fourth place, which was reflected on the FIS website.[4]

FIS has no right to make a decision on the return and redistribution of medals, as this issue is in the exclusive competence of the IOC; therefore, in its decision, the FIS Appeals Commission did not mention any words about the medals and their redistribution, and the IOC has the last word on this issue.[5] On 13 December 2022, the Court of Arbitration for Sport decided both competitors will be awarded duplicate bronze medals and share third place.[6]

Qualification

See main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification. A total of 30 ski cross athletes qualified to compete at the games. For an athlete to compete they must have a minimum of 80.00 FIS points on the FIS Points List on January 17, 2022 and a top 30 finish in a World Cup event or at the FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships 2021. A country could enter a maximum of four athletes into the event.[7]

Results

Seeding run

Rank Bib Name Country Time[8] Difference
1 5 1:15.21 —
2 6 1:17.06 +1.85
3 8 1:17.63 +2.42
4 10 1:18.07 +2.86
5 1 1:18.16 +2.95
6 18 1:18.17 +2.96
7 7 1:18.17 +2.96
8 11 1:18.28 +3.07
9 13 1:18.31 +3.10
10 4 1:18.49 +3.28
11 14 1:19.14 +3.93
12 12 1:19.20 +3.99
13 22 1:19.21 +4.00
14 16 1:19.45 +4.24
15 21 1:19.49 +4.28
16 3 1:19.54 +4.33
17 20 1:19.56 +4.35
18 15 1:19.69 +4.48
19 9 1:19.95 +4.74
20 24 1:20.95 +5.74
21 23 1:21.02 +5.81
22 19 1:21.53 +6.32
23 17 1:21.96 +6.75
24 25 1:25.85 +10.64
25 26 1:30.01 +14.80
26 2

Elimination round

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1/8 finals

Heat 1
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1 1 Q
2 16 Q
3 17
Heat 2
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1 8 Q
2 9 Q
3 24
4 25
Heat 3
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1 5 Q
2 12 Q
3 21
Heat 4
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1 4 Q
2 20 Q
3 13
Heat 5
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1 3 Q
2 19 Q
3 14
Heat 6
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1 11 Q
2 22 Q
DNF 6
Heat 7
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1 7 Q
2 10 Q
3 23
DNS 26
Heat 8
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1 2 Q
2 18 Q
3 15

Quarterfinals

Heat 1
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1 1 Q
2 8 Q
3 9
4 16
Heat 2
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1 5 Q
2 4 Q
3 12
4 20
Heat 3
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1 11 Q
2 3 Q
3 19
4 22
Heat 4
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1 2 Q
2 7 Q
3 18
4 10

Semifinals

Heat 1
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1 1 BF
2 5 BF
3 4 SF
4 8 SF
Heat 2
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1 3 BF
2 2 BF
3 7 SF
4 11 SF

Finals

Small final
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
5 7
6 8
7 4
8 11
Big final
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1
5
2
3

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games Competition Schedule Version 9 . Minji Seo. 2021-06-16. 2021-12-24.
  2. Web site: Swede Naeslund breaks Canada's dominance to win women's free ski cross gold at Beijing 2022. News.cn. 17 February 2022. 17 February 2022.
  3. Web site: Change in 2022 Olympic Women’s Ski Cross Results. International Ski Federation (FIS). 26 February 2022. 26 February 2022. 26 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220226103743/https://www.fis-ski.com/en/international-ski-federation/news-multimedia/news-2022/change-in-2022-olympic-women-s-ski-cross-results. dead.
  4. Web site: Olympic Winter Games Beijing Women's Ski Cross Official Results. International Ski Federation (FIS). 26 February 2022. 26 February 2022.
  5. Web site: Dispute medal. News in Germany. 29 March 2022. 29 March 2022.
  6. Web site: Court of Arbitration for Sport Media Release. 13 December 2022. 13 December 2022.
  7. Web site: Qualification System for XXIV Olympic Winter Games, Beijing 2022 Freestyle Skiing. International Ski Federation (FIS). 29 January 2022.
  8. https://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2022/FS/8092/2022FS8092RLQ.pdf Seeding results
  9. https://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2022/FS/8089/2022FS8089RBLF.pdf Brackets
  10. https://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2022/FS/8089/2022FS8089RLF.pdf Final results

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