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Snowboarding At The 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's Slopestyle
The men's slopestyle competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 10 and 11 February 2018 at the Bogwang Phoenix Park in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Summary Due to a broken shoulder caused by a crash in training, Niek van der Velden was not able to compete. Then Norwegian snowboarder Mons Røisland, who was considered a possible medal contender, broke a chest bone and tore ligaments in a crash during practice prior to the finals, which made him unable to compete. Eleven months after the Canadian Mark McMorris ended up in a coma, he won the Olympic bronze medal. In the victory ceremony, the medals were presented by Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant, member of the International Olympic Committee accompanied by Dexter Paine, FIS vice president. Schedule All times are ( UTC+9). Qualification The top 40 athletes in the Olympic quota allocation list qualified (for both big air and slopestyle, the rankings were combined). This meant only a maximum of 40 could qualify across ... [...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 (), 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] |
National Olympic Committee
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, NOCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games. They may nominate cities within their respective areas as candidates for future Olympic Games. NOCs also promote the development of athletes and the training of coaches and officials at a national level within their geographies. National Olympic Committees As of 2023, there are 206 National Olympic Committees. These include each of the 193 member states of the United Nations, one United Nations General Assembly observers#Non-member observers, UN observer state (Palestine Olympic Committee, Palestine), two list of states with limited recognition, states without UN recognition (Olympic Committee of Kosovo, Kosovo and Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee, Taiwan) and one associated state of New Zealand (the Cook Islands Sports and National O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebbe De Buck
Sebbe De Buck (born 14 March 1995) is a Belgian snowboarder. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Ko .... References External links * * * * 1995 births Living people Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Belgian male snowboarders Olympic snowboarders for Belgium Snowboarders at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) X Games competitors 21st-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-snowboarding-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vlad Khadarin
Vlad Khadarin (born 22 February 1998) is a Russian-born professional snowboarder competing in slopestyle and big air events. In 2011, he moved to Italy with his family. Nowadays, he resides in Como and his home mountain is Madonna di Campiglio. Career Vlad Khadarin started competing in season 2015/2016. He won Silver at the 2016 Youth Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. In January 2017, Vlad won Gold at his first World Cup in Moscow, Russia and later in the year he became the first person to land a frontside 1800 nose. He won Bronze at the World Cup in Secret Garden, China in 2018 and Gold at the World Cup in Seiser Alm, Italy in 2020. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), were an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beijing, China, and surrounding areas wit .... He also competed at the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peetu Piiroinen
Peetu (born 15 February 1988) is a PE instructor at NHVPS and a part time Finnish snowboarder, who is notable for having a fox as a pet fondly known by people as Peetu’s fox. He is a three-time Olympian representing Finland in snowboarding at the 2010 Winter Olympics, 2014 Winter Olympics and 2018 Winter Olympics. Peetu made the finals in all 3 Olympics and won the silver medal at the 2010 Games. Personal life Living in Hyvinkää, Finland, with his home mountain being Sveitsin Hiihtokeskus, Peetu has been travelling the world competing since 1997. He consistently competes in the TTR World Tour . He finished 2nd in the Winter Olympics halfpipe event in 2010. He has so far now won three TTR World Tours in a row. He is the first one to do this. He is the older brother of fellow snowboarder Petja Piiroinen. Career He won the 2008/2009 Swatch Swatch is a Swiss watch company founded in 1983 by Ernst Thomke, Elmar Mock, and Jacques Müller. It is a subsidiary of The Swatch G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Corning
Chris Corning (born September 7, 1999) is an American snowboarder. He competed in big air and slopestyle at Winter X Games XXII. He won a bronze medal in slopestyle at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017. He was selected to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics, placing 4th in the big air contest and 17th in slopestyle. In 2018 he placed 2nd in the Burton US Open, behind Mark McMorris. He won a gold medal in slopestyle at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2019 in Utah. He competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), were an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beijing, China, and surrounding areas wit ..., placing 6th in slopestyle, and 7th in big air. References External links * * * * * * 1999 births Living people American male snowboarders X Games co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Nicholls (snowboarder)
Jamie Nicholls (born 21 July 1993) is a British snowboarder who competes in slopestyle. Nicholls was born in Bradford. He qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. On 6 February 2014 in the qualification event Nicholls finished the fourth in his heat and qualified directly for the final. He finished 6th in the men's slopestyle final at the 2014 Winter Olympics. He became the first British male snowboarder to win a World Cup event when he finished top of the standings in the final slopestyle event of the 2015-16 season, the Audi Snowjam in Spindleruv Mlyn in the Czech Republic, helping him to fifth in the slopestyle World Cup rankings for the season. He has won three medals at FIS World Cup. Competitive history ; 2014 Winter Olympics Personal life In a 2011 interview with British snowboarding magazine '' Whitelines'', Nicholls confirmed that his favourite resort is Mayerhoffen, his favourite colour is blue, and his favourite spread is Nutella Nut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roope Tonteri
Roope Tonteri (born 18 March 1992 in Valkeala) is a Finnish snowboarder. He studied in Vuokatti. Tonteri won gold in slopestyle and big air at the 2013 FIS Snowboarding World Championships. He also won gold in big air at 2015 FIS Snowboarding World Championships. Tonteri participated in Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games (), also known as the Winter Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were held in ... in 2014 and 2018. References External links * * * * 1992 births Living people People from Valkeala Sportspeople from Kouvola Finnish male snowboarders Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic snowboarders for Finland 21st-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-snowboarding-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niklas Mattsson
Niklas Mattsson (born 16 March 1992) is a snowboarder from Sweden. He won a silver medal at the 2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships in the slopestyle event. Mattsson was born in Sundsvall Sundsvall () is a city and the seat of Sundsvall Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden. It has a population of 58,807 as of 2020; more than 95,000 live in the municipal area. It is Sweden's 21st largest city by population. Old town i .... 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 X Games competitors 21st-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-snowboarding-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torgeir Bergrem
Torgeir Herje Bergrem (born 20 September 1991 in Trondheim or Harstad) is a Norwegian snowboarder. Biography Bergrem competed in slopestyle event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and also in the slopestyle event at the 2018 Winter Olympics. He won a bronze medal in big air at the X games in Hafjell in March 2017, behind winner Mark McMorris Mark Lee McMorris (born December 9, 1993) is a Canadian professional snowboarder who specializes in slopestyle and big air events. A three-time Olympic bronze medallist, he placed third in each of the 2014 Winter Olympics, 2018 Winter Olympics, ... and Max Parrot. References External links * * * * * 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Harstad Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic snowboarders for Norway Norwegian male snowboarders 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen X Games competitors {{Norway-snowboarding-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Garcia Knight
Carlos Garcia-Knight (born 6 May 1997) is a New Zealand snowboarder. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Ko ... where he made the final of the men's slopestyle. Personal life Garcia-Knight's father emigrated to New Zealand from Cadiz, Spain. References External links * * * * * 1997 births Living people Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics New Zealand male snowboarders New Zealand people of Spanish descent Olympic snowboarders for New Zealand Sportspeople from Christchurch 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-snowboarding-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
