The men's

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competition of the

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was held from 13 to 14 February 2018 at the

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. The event was won by

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, who previously won this event in 2006 and 2010.

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, the 2014 silver medalist, took silver. Scott James became the bronze medalist. For James, this is the first Olympic medal, and this was also the second medal for Australia at the 2018 Winter Olympics. In the victory ceremony, the medals were presented by

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, member of the

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, accompanied by Dexter Paine,

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vice president.

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 criterion was met. Due to an injury, the 2014 Olympic Champion

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was not able to defend his title. He was qualified but in Pyeongchang he decided not to compete. Podladtchikov crashed during the

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in January.

Results

Qualification

: Q — Qualified for the Final The top 12 athletes in the qualifiers move on to the medal round.

Final

The final was held at 11:30 on 14 February 2018. Yuto Totsuka was injured during his second run, coming down on the edge of the halfpipe and injuring his hip. He was taken off the halfpipe by a team of paramedics and taken to a local hospital. As a result, he was unable to compete in the third round of the finals.

References

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