The men's

slopestyle Slopestyle is a winter sport in which athletes skiing, 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. Th ...

competition of the

2014 Winter Olympics The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Sochi 2014 (), were an international winter multi-sport event that was held from 7 to 23 February 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Opening ro ...

in Sochi were held at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park 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 Trondhe ...

, 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 Ståle Sandbech (born 3 June 1993) is a Norwegian snowboarder, who specialises in Big Air, and Slopestyle. He has participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics, 2010, 2014 Winter Olympics, 2014, 2018 Winter Olympics, 2018, and Snowboarding at the 202 ...

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

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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 ...

of the

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, who was among the qualifiers, withdrew, leaving a total of 29 athletes competing.

Schedule

All times are (

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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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