Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's slopestyle
| Women's slopestyle at the XXII Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Rosa Khutor Extreme Park | |||||||||
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| Date | 6 February 2014 (qualification) 9 February 2014 (semi-finals & final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 23 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Winning score | 95.25 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics | ||||
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| Halfpipe | men | women | ||
| Parallel giant slalom | men | women | ||
| Parallel slalom | men | women | ||
| Slopestyle | men | women | ||
| Snowboard cross | men | women | ||
The women's slopestyle competition of the Sochi 2014 Olympics was held at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on 6 February (qualification) and 9 February (semi-finals and final).[1] This was the first time that a slopestyle event was included in the Olympic program.[2]
Jamie Anderson of the United States became the first Olympic champion. Enni Rukajärvi from Finland took the silver, and Jenny Jones from Great Britain 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 24 quota spots are available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum of 4 athletes can be entered by a National Olympic Committee.[3]
Slovenia's Cilka Sadar also earned a spot to compete, but did not compete due to an injury occurring just days before the competition,[4] leaving a total of 23 athletes from 11 nations.
Schedule
All times are (UTC+4).
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 6 February | 14:00 | Qualification |
| 9 February | 10:30 | Semi-finals |
| 13:15 | Final |
Results
Qualification
The top four riders from each heat automatically qualify for the final round. The remaining riders qualify for the semi-final round. The result is calculated as the best score of the two runs. The following were the results of the qualification round:[5]
- QF – Qualified directly for the Final
- QS – Qualified for the Semi-final
- Bib – Bib number
- DNS – Did Not Start
- Tie – Tie breaking points
| Rank | Heat | Bib | Name | Country | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Isabel Derungs |  Switzerland | 82.50 | 87.50 | 87.50 | QF |
| 2 | 1 | 11 | Torah Bright |  Australia | 85.25 | 80.00 | 85.25 | QF |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Spencer O'Brien |  Canada | 82.75 | 65.00 | 82.75 | QF |
| 4 | 1 | 8 | Enni Rukajärvi |  Finland | 79.00 | 23.75 | 79.00 | QF |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Jenny Jones |  Great Britain | 74.25 | 21.75 | 74.25 | QS |
| 6 | 1 | 10 | Rebecca Torr |  New Zealand | 70.75 | 33.75 | 70.75 | QS |
| 7 | 1 | 6 | Christy Prior | New Zealand | 67.50 | 70.50 | 70.50 | QS |
| 8 | 1 | 9 | Stefi Luxton | New Zealand | 59.75 | 34.25 | 59.75 | QS |
| 9 | 1 | 3 | Sina Candrian | Switzerland | 58.25 | 36.50 | 58.25 | QS |
| 10 | 1 | 7 | Aimee Fuller | Great Britain | 44.50 | 39.00 | 44.50 | QS |
| 11 | 1 | 12 | Shelly Gotlieb | New Zealand | 18.00 | 30.75 | 30.75 | QS |
| 12 | 1 | 2 | Kjersti Buaas |  Norway | 12.50 | 17.75 | 17.75 | QS |
| 1 | 2 | 14 | Anna Gasser |  Austria | 89.50 | 95.50 | 95.50 | QF |
| 2 | 2 | 18 | Jamie Anderson |  United States | 93.50 | DNS | 93.50 | QF |
| 3 | 2 | 20 | Elena Könz | Switzerland | 86.25 | 38.00 | 86.25 | QF |
| 4 | 2 | 22 | Karly Shorr | United States | 45.00 | 84.75 | 84.75 | QF |
| 5 | 2 | 17 | Šárka Pančochová |  Czech Republic | 77.75 | 33.75 | 77.75 | QS |
| 6 | 2 | 16 | Jenna Blasman | Canada | 60.25 | 51.50 | 60.25 | QS |
| 7 | 2 | 23 | Jessika Jenson | United States | 34.00 | 58.50 | 58.50 | QS |
| 8 | 2 | 15 | Silje Norendal | Norway | 31.00 | 39.00 | 39.00 | QS |
| 9 | 2 | 19 | Cheryl Maas |  Netherlands | 18.00 | 31.25 | 31.25 | QS |
| 10 | 2 | 21 | Merika Enne | Finland | 17.00 | DNS | 17.00 | QS |
| 11 | 2 | 13 | Ty Walker | United States | 1.00 | DNS | 1.00 | QS |
Semi-final
The top four riders from the semi-final round qualify for the final round. The result is calculated as the best score of the two runs.
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Šárka Pančochová | Czech Republic | 90.50 | 22.50 | 90.50 | QF |
| 2 | 3 | Sina Candrian | Switzerland | 84.25 | 81.50 | 84.25 | QF |
| 3 | 1 | Jenny Jones | Great Britain | 82.25 | 83.25 | 83.25 | QF |
| 4 | 15 | Silje Norendal | Norway | 16.75 | 78.75 | 78.75 | QF |
| 5 | 23 | Jessika Jenson | United States | 72.00 | 50.50 | 72.00 | |
| 6 | 13 | Ty Walker | United States | 66.00 | 43.75 | 66.00 | |
| 7 | 12 | Shelly Gotlieb | New Zealand | 63.25 | 33.75 | 63.25 | |
| 8 | 9 | Stefi Luxton | New Zealand | 18.25 | 60.25 | 60.25 | |
| 9 | 7 | Aimee Fuller | Great Britain | 33.75 | 37.50 | 37.50 | |
| 10 | 10 | Rebecca Torr | New Zealand | 27.25 | 32.50 | 32.50 | |
| 11 | 16 | Jenna Blasman | Canada | 32.25 | 10.50 | 32.25 | |
| 12 | 19 | Cheryl Maas | Netherlands | 30.75 | 14.75 | 30.75 | |
| 6 | Christy Prior | New Zealand | DNS | ||||
| 2 | Kjersti Buaas | Norway | DNS | ||||
| 21 | Merika Enne | Finland | DNS |
Final
In the final, Šárka Pančochová, who did not qualify directly to the final and had to go though the semi-final, posted the best result in the first run, but fell in the second run and was classified fifth. In the second run, first Jones, who also went through the semi-final, scored 87.25, followed by Sina Candrian with 87.00. Rukajärvi, running fifth, scored 92.50, and pushed Pančochová out of medal position. Anderson scored 95.25 and took the lead with two more athletes to go, Isabel Derungs and Anna Gasser. They both fell and were left out of the medals.[6][7]
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 18 | Jamie Anderson | United States | 80.75 | 95.25 | 95.25 | |
 | 8 | Enni Rukajärvi | Finland | 73.75 | 92.50 | 92.50 | |
 | 1 | Jenny Jones | Great Britain | 73.00 | 87.25 | 87.25 | |
| 4 | 3 | Sina Candrian | Switzerland | 77.25 | 87.00 | 87.00 | |
| 5 | 17 | Šárka Pančochová | Czech Republic | 86.25 | 20.00 | 86.25 | |
| 6 | 22 | Karly Shorr | United States | 39.00 | 75.00 | 75.00 | |
| 7 | 11 | Torah Bright | Australia | 64.75 | 66.25 | 66.25 | |
| 8 | 5 | Isabel Derungs | Switzerland | 58.50 | 15.25 | 58.50 | |
| 9 | 20 | Elena Könz | Switzerland | 24.50 | 54.50 | 54.50 | |
| 10 | 14 | Anna Gasser | Austria | 49.00 | 51.75 | 51.75 | |
| 11 | 15 | Silje Norendal | Norway | 49.50 | 32.00 | 49.50 | |
| 12 | 4 | Spencer O'Brien | Canada | 30.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 |
References
- ↑ "Snowboarding Schedule and Results". SOOC. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ↑ Gillespie, Kerry (30 October 2013). "Sochi 2014: Younger, hipper Olympics to feature slew of new events". Toronto Star. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ↑ "Qualification Systems for XXII Olympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014" (PDF). International Ski Federation. December 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ↑ "Cilka Sadar zaradi poškodbe ob olimpijski nastop :: Prvi interaktivni multimedijski portal, MMC RTV Slovenija". Rtvslo.si. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ↑ "Snowboard Ladies' Slopestyle Qualification Results" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ↑ http://data.fis-ski.com/pdf/2014/SB/7010/7010RLR0.pdf
- ↑ "Sochi 2014: Winter Olympics day two – as it happened". The Guardian. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.