The Women's halfpipe event in

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at the

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took place on 19 and 20 February 2018 at the

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Qualification

The top 30 athletes in the Olympic quota allocation list qualified, with a maximum of four athletes per

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(NOC) allowed. All athletes qualifying must also have placed in the top 30 of a FIS World Cup event or the

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during the qualification period (July 1, 2016 to January 21, 2018) and also have a minimum of 50 FIS points to compete. If the host country,

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did not qualify, their chosen athlete would displace the last qualified athlete, granted all qualification criteria were met.

Results

Qualification

The qualification was held on 19 February at 10:00.

Final

The final was held on 20 February at 10:30.

Qualification controversies

Elizabeth Swaney Elizabeth Marian Swaney OLY (born 30 July 1984) is an American born-and-raised freestyle skier who competed for Hungary in the 2018 Winter Olympics in the women's halfpipe based on her Hungarian ancestry. She was unable to qualify for the 201 ...

, who represented

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

, qualified for the Olympics using "a loophole", by attending many World Cup events and just finishing the runs without falling. This has been called a "mockery" and her being labelled as a "scammer" by some people, while being seen by some people as " person who hasput in the time and effort to be here" by others.

References

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