Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's slopestyle explained

Event:Men's slopestyle
Games:2014 Winter
Venue:Rosa Khutor Extreme Park
Date:6 February 2014 (qualification)
8 February 2014 (semifinals & final)
Competitors:29
Nations:13
Gold:Sage Kotsenburg
Goldnoc:USA
Silver:Ståle Sandbech
Silvernoc:NOR
Bronze:Mark McMorris
Bronzenoc:CAN
Win Value:93.50
Win Label:Winning Score
Next:2018

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

See 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

All times are (UTC+4).

DateTimeRound
6 February 10:00 Qualification
8 February9:30 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 45.25 94.50 94.50 QF
2 1 12 90.75 80.00 90.75 QF
3 1 7 74.25 87.25 87.25 QF
4 1 14 62.25 86.75 86.75 QF
5 1 10 86.00 19.25 86.00 QS
6 1 1 76.25 85.50 85.50 QS
7 1 5 82.75 57.25 82.75 QS
8 1 6 27.25 79.75 79.75 QS
9 1 3 54.50 75.50 75.50 QS
10 1 9 63.00 28.50 63.00 QS
11 1 11 36.00 44.00 44.00 QS
12 1 13 32.00 29.25 32.00 QS
13 1 4 31.00 16.50 31.00 QS
14 1 15 18.00 28.75 28.75 QS
15 1 2 25.00 24.75 25.00 QS
1 2 19 91.75 97.50 97.50 QF
2 2 18 33.75 95.75 95.75 QF
3 2 21 94.25 36.75 94.25 QF
4 2 16 12.75 91.25 91.25 QF
5 2 20 88.25 91.00 91.00 QS
6 2 25 90.00 24.25 90.00 QS
7 2 24 29.50 89.25 89.25 QS
8 2 22 86.50 81.50 86.50 QS
9 2 29 81.00 28.75 81.00 QS
10 2 17 74.50 18.75 74.50 QS
11 2 23 54.75 21.25 54.75 QS
12 2 27 49.75 35.50 49.75 QS
13 2 26 33.50 40.00 40.00 QS
14 2 28 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 90.75 35.50 90.75 QF
2 22 89.00 90.50 90.50 QF
3 24 55.50 89.25 89.25 QF
4 4 84.75 80.50 84.75 QF
5 20 77.50 84.50 84.50
6 29 83.25 81.75 83.25
7 10 13.25 79.75 79.75
8 11 77.25 19.00 77.25
9 26 60.75 70.25 70.25
10 27 41.00 68.50 68.50
11 17 64.25 23.50 64.25
12 9 20.00 57.50 57.50
13 6 22.50 56.75 56.75
14 3 46.25 43.50 46.25
15 5 44.75 36.50 44.75
16 2 37.50 26.75 37.50
17 25 29.50 26.25 29.50
18 15 14.00 28.50 28.50
19 23 25.25 22.75 25.25
20 13 16.25 20.75 20.75
28 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 93.50 83.25 93.50
8 27.00 91.75 91.75
24 33.75 88.75 88.75
21 83.75 87.50 87.50
19 47.00 87.25 87.25
14 85.50 46.50 85.50
12 78.50 81.25 81.25
4 53.00 75.75 75.75
7 54.50 58.50 58.50
10 1 38.00 39.75 39.75
11 18 31.50 39.00 39.00
12 16 24.75 20.50 24.75

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Snowboarding Schedule and Results. SOOC. 13 January 2014. 24 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140724234650/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/snowboard-schedule-and-results. dead.
  2. News: Sochi 2014: Younger, hipper Olympics to feature slew of new events . Gillespie . Kerry . 30 October 2013 . . 31 December 2013.
  3. News: Sochi Snowboarding Course Deemed Too Dangerous After Accident . The Moscow Times . 3 February 2014 . 3 February 2014 . 6 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140206195500/http://www.themoscowtimes.com/sochi2014/sochi-snowboarding-course-deemed-too-dangerous-after-accident.html . dead .
  4. News: Norway's Horgmo breaks collarbone . O'Connor . Philip . 3 February 2014 . . 3 February 2014.
  5. Web site: Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014 . December 2011 . . 20 January 2014.
  6. News: Young . Leslie . 5 February 2014 . U.S. snowboarder Shaun White withdraws from Olympic slopestyle event . . 5 February 2014 .
  7. Web site: Snowboard Men's Slopestyle Qualification Results . 6 February 2014 . www.fis-ski.com . . 6 February 2014.
  8. http://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2014/SB/7009/7009RLR0.pdf Final Results

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