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Snowboarding At The 2002 Winter Olympics – Women's Halfpipe
The women's halfpipe event in snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics was held in Park City, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie .... The competition took place on 10 February 2002. Medalists Results The halfpipe event for women took place on 11 February 2002, both the qualification rounds and the finals taking place on that day. Fortythirty snowboarders took part in the qualification, the top twelve of whom move on to the finals. In the qualification round, each snowboarder was given two runs to be in the top six of that run. Regardless of how many points the person received, as long as they placed in the top six, they advanced to the finals. If the person qualified in the first run, they did not need to do a second run in the qualification. The fin ...
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Park City, Utah
Park City is a city in Utah, United States. The vast majority is in Summit County, and it extends into Wasatch County. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back. The city is southeast of downtown Salt Lake City and from Salt Lake City's east edge of Sugar House along Interstate 80. The population was 8,396 at the 2020 census. On average, the tourist population greatly exceeds the number of permanent residents. After a population decline following the shutdown of the area's mining industry, the city rebounded during the 1980s and 1990s through an expansion of its tourism business. the city brings in a yearly average of $529.8 million to the Utah Economy as a tourist hot spot, $80 million of which is attributed to the Sundance Film Festival. The city has two major ski resorts: Deer Valley Resort and Park City Mountain Resort (combined with Canyons Village at Park City) and one minor resort: Woodward Park City (an action sports training and fun center). Both Deer Valley ...
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Nicola Thost
Nicola Thost (born 3 May 1981) is a German snowboarder and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano."1998 Winter Olympics – Nagano, Japan – Alpine Skiing"
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Thost grew up participating in gymnastics and skiing, but switched to snowboarding at age 13. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, she won the gold medal in the inaugural halfpipe event. She also competed in the in

Anna Hellman
Anna Hellman (born 29 November 1978) is a Swedish snowboarder. She was born in Gävleborg. She competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics, in halfpipe A half-pipe is a structure used in gravity extreme sports such as snowboarding, skateboarding, skiing, freestyle BMX, skating, and scooter riding. Overview The structure resembles a cross-section of a swimming pool, essentially two concave ra .... References External links * 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Gävleborg County Swedish female snowboarders Olympic snowboarders for Sweden Snowboarders at the 1998 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2002 Winter Olympics 20th-century Swedish women {{Sweden-snowboarding-bio-stub ...
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Nagako Mori
is a snowboarder from Chiba, Japan, specializing in halfpipe riding. She works in finance and lives in Tokyo, Japan. She was a member of the Japanese National team at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. Nagako competed 10 years in competitive snowboarding around the world and now enjoys casual snowboarding in Japan. She is studying to obtain an accounting license in Japan and also helping with snowboarding tours from Tokyo in the winter. Competitive history highlights *4th Nationals at Takaifuji, 2007 *26th FIS National Championships in Tsubetu, 2006 *2nd FIS National Championships in Ajigasawa, 2002 *22nd Winter Olympic Games in Park City, 2002 *4th FIS World Cup in Berchtesgaden, Germany,2001 *3rd FIS World Cup in Whistler, Canada, 2000 *4th FIS World Cup in Sapporo, Japan, 2000 References Profile International Ski Federation The ''Fédération internationale de ski et de snowboard'' (FIS; en, International Ski and Snowboard Federation) is the highest international ...
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Janet Jonsson
Janet Jonsson (born 20 July 1977) is a Swedish snowboarder. She was born in Västerbotten. She competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics, in halfpipe A half-pipe is a structure used in gravity extreme sports such as snowboarding, skateboarding, skiing, freestyle BMX, skating, and scooter riding. Overview The structure resembles a cross-section of a swimming pool, essentially two concave ra .... References External links * 1977 births Living people People from Västerbotten Swedish female snowboarders Olympic snowboarders for Sweden Snowboarders at the 2002 Winter Olympics 21st-century Swedish women {{Sweden-snowboarding-bio-stub ...
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Yuri Yoshikawa
Yuri Yoshikawa (born 6 August 1971) is a Japanese snowboarder. She competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; nv, Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), was an internation .... References 1971 births Living people Japanese female snowboarders Olympic snowboarders for Japan Snowboarders at the 1998 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2002 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Osaka 21st-century Japanese women {{Japan-snowboarding-bio-stub ...
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Sari Gronholm
A sari (sometimes also saree or shari)The name of the garment in various regional languages include: * as, শাৰী, xārī, translit-std=ISO * bn, শাড়ি, śāṛi, translit-std=ISO * gu, સાડી, sāḍī, translit-std=ISO * hi, साड़ी, sāṛī, translit-std=ISO * kn, ಸೀರೆ, sīre, translit-std=ISO * knn, साडी, कापड, चीरे, sāḍī, kāpaḍ, cīrē, translit-std=ISO * ml, സാരി, sāri, translit-std=ISO * mr, साडी, sāḍī, translit-std=ISO * ne, सारी, sārī, translit-std=ISO * or, ଶାଢ଼ୀ, śāṛhī, translit-std=ISO * pa, ਸਾਰੀ, sārī, translit-std=ISO * ta, புடவை, puṭavai, translit-std=ISO * te, చీర, cīra, translit-std=ISO * ur, ساڑى, sāṛī, translit-std=ISO is a women's garment from the Indian subcontinent, that consists of an un-stitched stretch of woven fabric arranged over the body as a robe, with one end tied to the waist, while ...
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Kirsi Rautava
Kirsi Rautava (born 22 June 1978) is a Finnish snowboarder. She competed in the women's halfpipe event at the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; nv, Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), was an internation .... References External links * 1978 births Living people Finnish female snowboarders Olympic snowboarders for Finland Snowboarders at the 2002 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Kajaani {{Finland-snowboarding-bio-stub ...
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Lesley McKenna
Lesley McKenna (born 9 August 1974 in Aviemore, Badenoch and Strathspey) is a former British professional snowboarder based in Aviemore, Scotland. McKenna has to date competed in three Winter Olympic Games in 2002, 2006 and 2010 but has not won any medals. At the 2010 games, she crashed in both her qualification runs in the women's halfpipe and finished last. She has also competed on the world cup circuit for several years with more success achieving six podium positions including two first placings in 2003. She was ranked 3rd in the world by the FIS for halfpipe in 2004 despite suffering from a broken jaw which took her out for most of the season. Lesley was also an ambassador for Scotland and after competing worked as the international team manager for the branRoxywhich is the female sister brand of the surf brand Quiksilver. Lesley is now the Team Manager for the GB Park and Pipe Team. Lesley directed the first International feature length, all girl snowboarding film 'DropStit ...
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Alessandra Pescosta
Alessandra Pescosta (born 16 May 1973) is an Italian snowboarder. She was born in Bolzano. She competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics, in halfpipe, and also at the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; nv, Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), was an internation .... References External links * 1973 births Living people Italian female snowboarders Olympic snowboarders for Italy Snowboarders at the 1998 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2002 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Bolzano {{Italy-snowboarding-bio-stub ...
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Natasza Zurek
Natasza Zurek (born 4 March 1978) is a Polish-born Canadian half-pipe snowboarder who placed 25th at the 1998 Winter Olympics and 15th in 2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe .... References 1978 births Living people Canadian female snowboarders Olympic snowboarders for Canada Snowboarders at the 1998 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2002 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Zakopane {{Canada-snowboarding-bio-stub ...
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