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Snowboarding At The 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's Slopestyle
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). This was the first time that a slopestyle event was included in the Olympic program. 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. 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 max ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosa Khutor Extreme Park
The Rosa Khutor Extreme Park (''Russian'': Роза Хутор) under license from The Extreme Sports Company and part of the Extreme Hotel, Sochi development, is a skiing venue located west of the Rosa Khutor plateau in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. During the 2014 Winter Olympics in neighboring Sochi, it hosted the freestyle skiing events and the snowboarding events Event may refer to: Gatherings of people * Ceremony, an event of ritual significance, performed on a special occasion * Convention (meeting), a gathering of individuals engaged in some common interest * Event management, the organization of ev .... Seating 4,000 in the freestyle skiing area and 6,250 in the snowboarding areas, it was first used in September 2012. References Sochi2014.com profile.- accessed 30 September 2010. Venues of the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic freestyle skiing venues Olympic snowboarding venues Ski areas and resorts in Russia Sports venues in Russia Sport in Krasnodar Krai Bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow Time
Moscow Time (MSK, russian: моско́вское вре́мя) is the time zone for the city of Moscow, Russia, and most of western Russia, including Saint Petersburg. It is the second-westernmost of the eleven time zones of Russia. It has been set to UTC+03:00 without DST since 26 October 2014; before that date it had been set to UTC+04:00 year-round on 27 March 2011. Moscow Time is used to schedule trains, ships, etc. throughout Russia, but airplane travel is scheduled using local time. Times in Russia are often announced throughout the country on radio stations as Moscow Time, which is also registered in telegrams, etc. Descriptions of time zones in Russia are often based on Moscow Time rather than UTC. For example, Yakutsk ( UTC+09:00) is said to be MSK+6 in Russia. History Until the October Revolution, the official time in Moscow corresponded to GMT+02:30:17 (according to the longitude of the Astronomical Observatory of Moscow State University). In 1919 the Council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathias Weissenbacher
Mathias Weissenbacher (born 3 February 1992) is an Austrian snowboarder. He is a participant at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in .... - Sochi 2014 Olympics References External links * 1992 births Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Living people Olympic snowboarders for Austria Austrian male snowboarders Place of birth missing (living people) {{Austria-snowboarding-bio-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuki Kadono
is a Japanese snowboarder who competes in the slopestyle event. Born in Miki, Hyōgo, Japan, he competed for Japan at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, qualifying for the final of the slopestyle event and finishing 8th overall. Kadono won the Nokia Air and Style in Beijing in 2012, at the age of 16, making him one of the youngest to win the event besides Shaun White. He was the 2012–13 overall World Cup Champion in the slopestyle event. Kadono placed 3rd in Big Air at the 2015 X Games in Aspen and first at the 2016 X games in Oslo. He won the 2015 Burton US Open Slopestyle with the first ever Back-To-Back Triple Cork 1620s. Despite being considered a medal contender by observers including Tyler Nicholson and ''Transworld Snowboarding'', Kadono was not selected for 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 , cauld ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucien Koch
Lucien Koch (born 2 January 1996) is a Swiss snowboarder. He participated at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in .... References 1996 births Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Living people Olympic snowboarders for Switzerland Swiss male snowboarders 21st-century Swiss people Place of birth missing (living people) {{Switzerland-snowboarding-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotty James
Scott James (born 6 July 1994) is an Australian snowboarder and four-time Olympian. He was the flag bearer for Australia at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in the halfpipe. Scotty grew up in Warrandyte, Victoria and is a keen golfer and skateboarder. Personal life James is currently engaged to Chloe Stroll. James has a condition that causes his knee to randomly dislocate. Career James first competed on the international circuit as a 16-year-old at the 2010 Europa Cup in Saas Fee, Switzerland. Throughout his first two World Cup seasons, concluding 1 July 2012, he has proven himself an up-and-coming star of the halfpipe, with consistently improving results. A 23rd place in the 2009–10 FIS Snowboard World Cup in Kreischberg, Austria. When teammate Nate Johnstone was ruled out of the Games with an ankle injury, James went to the World Cup in Stoneham, Canada, to try to achieve the top-19 result that would make him eligible to replace Johnstone. He pulled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexey Sobolev
Alexey Sobolev (born in Novosibirsk on 1 September 1991) is a Russian snowboarder competing in slopestyle and big air. Sobolev qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ... where he finished in 20th place in the men's slopestyle, being eliminated in the semifinal. He garnered attention because his board may reference the band Pussy Riot and because his helmet had his iPhone's telephone number printed on the side until he was forced to cover it up by officials. Results ; 2014 Winter Olympics References External links * * * 1991 births Living people Russian male snowboarders Olympic snowboarders for Russia Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Novosibirsk 21st-century Russian people {{Russi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Reid (snowboarder)
Charles Reid (born April 12, 1990) is a Canadian snowboarder. He competes in slopestyle and represented Canada in this event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi where he finished in 22nd place in the Olympic inaugural slopestyle Slopestyle is a winter sport in which athletes ski or snowboard down a course including a variety of obstacles including rails, jumps and other terrain park features. Points are scored for amplitude, originality and quality of tricks. The disci ... event. References 1990 births Living people Canadian male snowboarders Sportspeople from Quebec Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic snowboarders for Canada {{Canada-snowboarding-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil André Ulsletten
Emil André Ulsletten (born 16 May 1993) is a Norwegian snowboarder. He was born in Lillehammer. He competed in slopestyle at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in .... References External links * 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Lillehammer Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Norwegian male snowboarders Olympic snowboarders for Norway 21st-century Norwegian people {{Norway-snowboarding-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niklas Mattsson
Niklas Mattsson (born 16 March 1992) is a snowboarder Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic ... from Sweden. He won a silver medal at the 2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships in the slopestyle event. Mattsson was born in Sundsvall. References External links * * * * * 1992 births Living people Swedish male snowboarders Olympic snowboarders for Sweden Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2022 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Sundsvall 21st-century Swedish people X Games athletes {{Sweden-snowboarding-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Morgan (snowboarder)
Billy Morgan (born 2 April 1989) is an English snowboarder, who won a big air Bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea Career Born in Southampton, England, he competed for Great Britain at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Morgan finished 10th in the men's slopestyle final. Morgan achieved his first podium finish in an FIS Snowboard World Cup event at the World Cup Finals meeting at Sierra Nevada, Spain in March 2013, where he finished third in the slopestyle competition. He finished the 2012-13 season ranked second in snowboard slopestyle in the FIS World Ranking List. Morgan has won three medals at FIS World Cup. Morgan first took up snowboarding at the age of fourteen on a dry slope after previously competing in acrobatic gymnastics. In April 2015, Morgan landed the world's first "quad cork". The following day, Morgan noted of the Quad Cork "We’d done a bunch of riding that morning, just prepping for it, and had a reshape on the jump. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chas Guldemond
Charles 'Chas' Guldemond (born April 22, 1987) is an American snowboarder. Personal life Originally from Laconia, New Hampshire, Guldemond now resides in Truckee, California. Career Guldemond competes on the TTR World Tour. In the 2007/2008 Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, Guldemond finished ranked World No.7. He has a sponsorship deal with DC Snowboards, His other sponsors include Rockstar Energy Drink, Electric, Under Armour, Hatch, Porters Tahoe, NEFF, Northstar, and Kicker. Competition highlights Swatch TTR 2008/2009 Season * 3rd – Slopestyle – 5Star Burton New Zealand Open (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour)) * 5th – Halfpipe – 5Star Burton Australian Open (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour)) * 3rd – Big Air – 6Star Nissan X-Trail Jam (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour)) * 4th – Slopestyle – 6Star O'Neill Evolution (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour)) * 4th – Slopestyle- 6Star Burton European Open (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour)) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
