snowboard cross
Snowboard cross, also known as boardercross, is a snowboard competition in which four to six competitors race down a course. Snowboard cross courses are typically quite narrow and include cambered turns, various types of jumps, berms, rollers, ...
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Phoenix Pyeongchang ( ko, 휘닉스 평창), also known as Phoenix Snow Park or Bokwang Snow Park, is a ski resort in South Korea. It is located in the town ...
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Pyeongchang
Pyeongchang (; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ; ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seou ...
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South Korea
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Lindsey Jacobellis
Lindsey Jacobellis (born August 19, 1985) is an American snowboarder from Roxbury, Connecticut. The most decorated female snowboard cross athlete of all time, she dominated the sport for almost two decades as a five-time World Champion and ten- ...
lead from the start, but was passed first by Moioli, and then by Pereira de Sousa Mabileau. Before the final jump, she was fifth, also behind Samková and
Chloé Trespeuch
Chloé Trespeuch (born 13 April 1994) is a French snowboarder competing in snowboard cross.
She qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and won the bronze medal in the snowboard cross.
At the 2022 Winter Olympics she won the silver ...
, the 2014 bronze medalist. In this jump, Trespeuch fell and crossed the finish line on her back; this allowed Jacobellis to finish fourth, 0.03 seconds behind Samková. Trespeuch, despite her fall, was fifth, and the last finalist,
Aleksandra Zhekova
Alexandra Jekova ( bg, Александра Жекова) (born October 5, 1987) is a snowboarder from Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It ...
, sixth. Jacobellis was consistently rated favorite in this Olympic event since 2006 and only won a medal once, silver in 2006.
In the victory ceremony, the medals were presented by Bernard Rajzman, member of the Executive Board of the
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...
, accompanied by
Michel Vion
Michel Vion (born 22 October 1959) is a French alpine skier and world champion. He competed in three events at the 1984 Winter Olympics.
Vion became a world champion in the combined event in Schladming in 1982.FIS Council Member.
Qualification
The top 24 athletes in the Olympic quota allocation list qualified, with a maximum of four athletes per
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 ...
(NOC) allowed. All athletes qualifying must also have placed in the top 30 of a FIS World Cup event or the
FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017
The 2017 FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships were held in Sierra Nevada, Spain, from March 6–19, 2017.
Snowboard cross team events for men and women were introduced to the championships schedule for the first time, bringin ...
during the qualification period (1 July 2016 to 21 January 2018) and also have a minimum of 100 FIS points to compete. If the host country, did not qualify, their chosen athlete would displace the last qualified athlete, granted all qualification criterion was met.
Results
Qualification
The qualification run was held at 10:00.
* She suffered an accident and was injured in a training session on February 15.
Elimination round
In the quarterfinals the first three ranked competitors in each heat proceed to the next phase. In the semifinals the first three ranked competitors of each heat proceed to the Big Final. The 4th to 6th ranked competitors of each heat proceed to the Small Final.Final results /ref>