Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's halfpipe

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Women's halfpipe
at the XXII Olympic Winter Games
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Venue Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia
Dates20 February 2014
Competitors23 from 13 nations
Winning Score89.00
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Maddie Bowman Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Marie Martinod Flag of France.svg  France
Bronze medal icon.svg Ayana Onozuka Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2018  

The women's halfpipe event in freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia is currently taking place, on 20 February 2014. [1] In April 2011 freestyle halfpipe was added to the Olympic program, meaning the event is making its Olympic debut. [2]

Results

Qualification

RankBibNameCountryRun 1Run 2BestNotes
112 Marie Martinod Flag of France.svg  France 84.8088.4088.40Q
26 Brita Sigourney Flag of the United States.svg  United States 87.0080.4087.00Q
32 Maddie Bowman Flag of the United States.svg  United States 85.6085.2085.60Q
48 Ayana Onozuka Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 83.8059.8083.80Q
55 Angeli Vanlaanen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 68.2083.0083.00Q
629 Rosalind Groenewoud Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 82.0078.4082.00Q
713 Virginie Faivre Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 79.4080.0080.00Q
814 Janina Kuzma Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 73.8075.2075.20Q
917 Anaïs Caradeux Flag of France.svg  France 74.406.4074.40Q
104 Mirjam Jäger Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 73.2027.2073.20Q
119 Annalisa Drew Flag of the United States.svg  United States 61.2072.4072.40Q
123 Amy Sheehan Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 19.6070.6070.60Q
1322 Keltie Hansen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 8.6066.2066.20
1420 Sabrina Cakmakli Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 64.8016.6064.80
1515 Davina Williams Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 5.4063.0063.00
1626 Katia Griffiths Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 54.4056.6056.60
1710 Katrien Aerts Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 51.4054.4054.40
1821 Emma Lonsdale Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 53.8053.2053.80
1919 Elizaveta Chesnokova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 43.8050.0050.00
2027 Natalya Makagonova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 42.6043.8043.80
2128 Park Hee-Jin Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 42.4020.4042.40
2223 Nina Ragettli Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 18.00DNS18.00
2316 Manami Mitsuboshi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 15.609.2015.60

Q – Qualified for final; DNS – Did not start

Final

RankBibNameCountryRun 1Run 2BestNotes
Gold medal icon.svg2 Maddie Bowman Flag of the United States.svg  United States 85.8089.0089.00
Silver medal icon.svg12 Marie Martinod Flag of France.svg  France 84.8085.4085.40
Bronze medal icon.svg8 Ayana Onozuka Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 79.0083.2083.20
413 Virginie Faivre Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 74.4078.0078.00
514 Janina Kuzma Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 77.0074.8077.00
66 Brita Sigourney Flag of the United States.svg  United States 27.8076.0076.00
729 Rosalind Groenewoud Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5.4074.2074.20
84 Mirjam Jäger Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 71.2016.0071.20
99 Annalisa Drew Flag of the United States.svg  United States 66.409.6066.40
103 Amy Sheehan Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 15.0040.6040.60
115 Angeli Vanlaanen Flag of the United States.svg  United States 13.8029.6029.60
1217 Anaïs Caradeux Flag of France.svg  France DNSDNS

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