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Freestyle Skiing At The 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's Halfpipe
The men's halfpipe event in freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics took place on 20 and 22 February 2018 at the Bogwang Phoenix Park, Pyeongchang, South Korea. Qualification The top 30 athletes in the Olympic quota allocation list qualified, with a maximum of four athletes per National Olympic Committee (NOC) allowed. All athletes qualifying must also have placed in the top 30 of a FIS World Cup event or the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017 during the qualification period (1 July 2016 to 21 January 2018) and also have a minimum of 50 FIS points to compete. If the host country, South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics South Korea competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, from 9 to 25 February 2018, as the host nation. It was represented by 122 competitors in all 15 disciplines (15 sports). In January 2018, following inter-governmental talks, the tea ... did not qualify, their chosen athlete would displace the last qualified athlete, gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogwang Phoenix Park
file:2018_Olympics_Phoenix_Pyeongchang_slopestyle_Area.jpg, 250px, Phoenix Pyeongchang slope Phoenix Pyeongchang ( ko, 휘닉스 평창), also known as Phoenix Snow Park or Bokwang Snow Park, is a ski resort in South Korea. It is located in the township of Bongpyeong-myeon, in the county of Pyeongchang. It was the venue for the Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics, freestyle skiing and Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics, snowboarding events in the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2018 Winter Paralympics. The capacity of the venue is 18,000 (10,200 seated and 7,800 standing). It is one of the locations where the television drama ''Autumn in My Heart'' was shot. References External linksBokwang Phoenix Park Tourist attractions in Pyeongchang County Ski areas and resorts in South Korea Venues of the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic snowboarding venues Olympic freestyle skiing venues Sports venues in Pyeongchang County {{Winter-Olympic-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byron Wells
Byron Wells (born 3 April 1992) is a New Zealand freestyle skier. He competed at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2011 in Utah, in halfpipe and slopestyle. He qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in men's halfpipe, but did not start. His brother is also an international freestyle skier, Beau-James Wells Beau-James Wells (born 17 November 1995) is a New Zealand freestyle skier. He represented his country at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, finishing in 21st place in the qualifying round of the Men's Slopestyle and did not advance to the final. .... References External links * * * * * 1992 births Living people Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics New Zealand male freestyle skiers Olympic freestyle skiers for New Zealand People from Wānaka Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics {{NewZealand-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafael Kreienbühl
Rafael Kreienbühl (born 10 June 1999) is a Swiss freestyle skier. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte .... References 1999 births Living people Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Swiss male freestyle skiers Olympic freestyle skiers for Switzerland 21st-century Swiss sportspeople {{Switzerland-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Gisler
Joel Gisler (born 25 February 1994 in Bürglen) is a Swiss freestyle skier, specializing in halfpipe. Gisler competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Switzerland. He placed 18th in the qualifying round in the halfpipe, failing to advance. Gisler made his World Cup debut in March 2011. As of April 2014, his best World Cup finish is 16th, at Sierra Nevada in 2012–13. His best World Cup overall finish in halfpipe is 34th, in 2010–11. Competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics, again for Switzerland, he experienced a video recorded crash on par with that of Vinko Bogataj Vinko Bogataj (Slovenian: ; born on March 4, 1948) is a Slovenian painter and former ski jumper. Footage of him crashing featured on ABC's '' Wide World of Sports'' represented the Agony of Defeat.. Retrieved on 2011-04-11. ''Agony of Defeat'' j .... References 1994 births Living people Olympic freestyle skiers for Switzerland Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miguel Porteous
Miguel Porteous (born 14 May 1999) is a New Zealand freestyle skier who competes internationally. He represented New Zealand in the 2018 Winter Olympics, where he finished 17th in the men's ski halfpipe and the 2022 Winter Olympics where he made it to the final of the men's ski halfpipe. Winter X Games XXI Miguel took home the silver medal during the 2017 Winter X Games which were held in Aspen, Colorado. He had a score of 81.00 points and skied wearing a cast due to a broken wrist. Porteous is the older brother of freestyle skier Nico Porteous Nico Porteous (born 23 November 2001) is a New Zealand freestyle skier and an Olympic champion. He is New Zealand's youngest Olympic Games medallist, having won a bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics at the age of 16. He became New Zealand' .... References External links * 1999 births Living people New Zealand male freestyle skiers Olympic freestyle skiers for New Zealand Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lukas Müllauer
Lukas Müllauer (born 3 July 1997) is an Austrian freestyle skier. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte .... References 1997 births Living people Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Austrian male freestyle skiers Olympic freestyle skiers for Austria {{Austria-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Speight
Peter Speight (born 26 December 1992) is a British freestyle skier. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics finishing 15th. Speight made his World Cup halfpipe debut in 2013 and achieved his career best World Cup finish with a 4th place in China, December 2017.https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/freestyle-skiing/athlete-profile-n3036539-peter-speight.htm He has won the British championships twice in 2016 and 2017. Born in East London, Speight moved to Sheffield aged 10 where he first took up freestyle skiing when his father took him to try it out at the Sheffield Ski Village dry slope. Spending his teens competing and skiing around the UK dry slope scene, he progressed up to international level when he was 17, competing at the European Freeski Open in Laax, Switzerland. Speight continued with freestyle skiing into his 20s, heading abroad when he left school to ski and chase halfpipe competitions in Europe, the US and New Zealand. He reached the fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Buchan
Murray Buchan (born 2 December 1991), nicknamed Muzza, is a freestyle skier who competes in the halfpipe. Buchan's Olympic debut was at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where he competed on 18 February 2014 in the halfpipe, finishing in 17th place in the qualification round. Personal life Buchan was born on 2 December 1991 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father was a member of the Glenshee Ski Centre mountain rescue team. Career Buchan began skiing at an Edinburgh dry skiing slope at age 8, encouraged by his parents; he wanted to follow his father and be part of a mountain rescue team. Buchan began to improve, progressing to local competitions, sponsored by ski shops. He began winning his age group at tournaments, and at the age of 14 performed at his first British Skiing Championships, at which he won four events in his age group. In 2008, he won his first British Skiing Championships in the halfpipe discipline, which led to his competing at World Cup skiing events, though main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon D'Artois
Simon d'Artois (born January 26, 1992) is a Canadian freestyle skier. Born and raised in Whistler, BC. He is a member of the Canadian National Halfpipe team. d'Artois competed at the Winter X Games XIX Winter X Games XIX (re-titled Winter X Games Aspen '15; styled as Winter X Games Nineteen in the official logo) were held from January 21 to January 25, 2015, in Aspen, Colorado, Aspen, Colorado. They were the 14th consecutive X Games, Winter X G ..., obtaining the first Canadian gold in the Men's SuperPipe. He has also competed at the U.S. Grand Prix, where in 2013 he fell and hit his head and shoulders near the end of his Superpipe jump. d’Artois was ranked number 1 for the 2018/2019 world cup halfpipe season, securing him the crystal globe. In March 2021, d’Artois achieved a silver medal at the World Championships and, in December 2021, a bronze medal at the Calgary Snow Rodeo. In January 2022, d'Artois was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team. References External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Gohl
Andreas Gohl (born 29 January 1994 in Bludenz) is an Austrian freestyle skier, specializing in halfpipe. Gohl competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Austria. He placed 20th in the qualifying round in the halfpipe, failing to advance. Gohl made his World Cup debut in January 2013. As of April 2014, his best World Cup finish is 10th, at Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ... in 2013–14. His best World Cup overall finish in halfpipe is 29th, in 2013–14. References 1994 births Living people Olympic freestyle skiers for Austria Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics People from Bludenz Austrian male freestyle skiers Skiers from Vorarlberg {{Austria-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Krief
Thomas Krief (born 5 June 1993) is a French freestyle skier Freestyle skiing is a skiing discipline comprising aerials, moguls, cross, half-pipe, slopestyle and big air as part of the Winter Olympics. It can consist of a skier performing aerial flips and spins and can include skiers sliding rails and .... He won a bronze medal at the 2013 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships. References External links FIS-Ski.com Profile 1993 births Living people French male freestyle skiers Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic freestyle skiers for France Sportspeople from Grenoble Skiers from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes {{France-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noah Bowman
Noah Bowman (born May 8, 1992) is a Canadian freestyle skier Freestyle skiing is a skiing discipline comprising aerials, moguls, cross, half-pipe, slopestyle and big air as part of the Winter Olympics. It can consist of a skier performing aerial flips and spins and can include skiers sliding rails and .... He won a silver medal in the superpipe at Winter X Games XVI. On January 24, 2022, Bowman was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team. References External links * * 1992 births Living people Canadian male freestyle skiers Superpipe skiers Olympic freestyle skiers of Canada Freestyle skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics X Games athletes Skiers from Calgary {{Canada-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
