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of the United States won the event, defending her 2018 title. Queralt Castellet of Spain won the silver medal and

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, only three halfpipe events were held before the Olympics.

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were leading the ranking, followed by Tomita and

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Qualification

A total of 25 snowboarders qualified to compete at the games. For an athlete to compete they must have a minimum of 50.00 FIS points in Big Air or Slopestyle on the FIS Points List on January 17, 2022, and a top 30 finish in a World Cup event in Big Air or slopestyle or at the FIS Snowboard World Championships 2021. A country could enter a maximum of four athletes into the event.

Results

Qualification

: Q — Qualified for the Final The top 12 athletes in the qualifiers advanced to the Final.

Final

References

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