The men's
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 disc ...
competition of the
2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi were held at
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. ...
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
Torstein Horgmo (born 18 February 1987) is a Norwegian professional snowboarder. Horgmo has competed, and medalled in, a variety of slopestyle and big air snowboarding competitions. He rides regular stance.
Personal
Horgmo grew up in Trondheim ...
, 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
Sage Kotsenburg (born July 27, 1993) is an American snowboarder. He won the first-ever Olympic gold medal in men's snowboard slopestyle at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, and became the first gold medalist at these Olympics. Kot ...
, followed by Norwegian
Ståle Sandbech at silver place, and Canadian
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, ...
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 maximum of four athletes can be entered by a
National Olympic Committee.
Shaun White
Shaun Roger White (born September 3, 1986) is an American former professional snowboarder and skateboarder. He is a five-time Olympian and a three-time Olympic gold medalist in half-pipe snowboarding. He holds the world record for the most X G ...
of the
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 ...
, who was among the qualifiers, withdrew, leaving a total of 29 athletes competing.
Schedule
All times are (UTC+4
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As standard time (year-round)
''Principal cities: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Baku, ...
).
Results
Qualification
The top 4 riders from each heat automatically qualify for the final round. The remaining riders qualify for the semifinal round. The result is calculated as the best score of the two runs. The following were the results of the qualification round:
: QF — Qualified directly for the Final
: QS — Qualified for the Semifinal
: Bib — Bib number
: DNS — Did Not Start
: Tie — Tie breaking points
Semifinal
The top 4 riders from the semifinal round qualify for the final round. The result is calculated as the best score of the two runs.
Final
The result is calculated as the best score of the two runs.
Final Results
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References
External links
2014 Winter Olympics results: Men's Slopestyle
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Men's snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics