Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's ski cross

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Women's ski cross
at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games
Freestyle skiing pictogram.svg
Venue Genting Snow Park,
Zhangjiakou
Date17 February
Competitors25 from 11 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Sandra Näslund Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Silver medal icon.svg Marielle Thompson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Bronze medal icon.svg Daniela Maier Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Fanny Smith Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
  2018
2026  

The women's ski cross competition in freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 17 February, at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou. [1] Sandra Näslund of Sweden won the event, which was her first Olympic medal. Marielle Thompson of Canada, the 2014 champion, won the silver medal. The bronze medal was split between Fanny Smith of Switzerland and Daniela Maier of Germany following a Court of Arbitration of Sport decision on 13 December 2022 in regards to an interference call in the final.

The 2018 champion, Kelsey Serwa, retired from competitions. The silver medalist Brittany Phelan and the bronze medalist Fanny Smith qualified for the Olympics. At the 2021–22 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup, before the Olympics, Näslund won all events but one and consequently led the ranking, followed by Smith. Näslund was also the 2021 world champion, while Smith was the silver medalist.

Bronze medal controversy

Fanny Smith of Switzerland, the 2018 bronze medalist, initially crossed the line in third place and thought she had won the bronze medal. Daniela Maier of Germany finished fourth. However, following a 10-minute review by race judges, Smith was penalised for a clash with Maier, so at the awards ceremony on 17 February 2022 Maier was awarded the bronze. [2]

On 26 February 2022, after the end of the Olympic Games, following an appeal from Fanny Smith, the FIS Appeals Commission made the decision to overturn the FIS Jury decision. [3] As a result of winning the appeal, Smith was promoted to third place, while Maier officially finished in fourth place, which was reflected on the FIS website. [4]

FIS has no right to make a decision on the return and redistribution of medals, as this issue is in the exclusive competence of the IOC; therefore, in its decision, the FIS Appeals Commission did not mention any words about the medals and their redistribution, and the IOC has the last word in this issue. [5] On 13 December 2022, the Court of Arbitration for Sport decided both competitors will be awarded duplicate bronze medals and share joint third place. [6]

Qualification

A total of 30 ski cross athletes qualified to compete at the games. For an athlete to compete they must have a minimum of 80.00 FIS points on the FIS Points List on January 17, 2022 and a top 30 finish in a World Cup event or at the FIS Freestyle Ski World Championships 2021. A country could enter a maximum of four athletes into the event. [7]

Results

Seeding run

RankBibNameCountryTime [8] Difference
15 Sandra Näslund Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:15.21
26 Fanny Smith Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:17.06+1.85
38 Daniela Maier Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:17.63+2.42
410 Hannah Schmidt Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:18.07+2.86
51 Marielle Thompson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:18.16+2.95
618 Lucrezia Fantelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:18.17+2.96
77 Brittany Phelan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:18.17+2.96
811 Courtney Hoffos Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:18.28+3.07
913 Talina Gantenbein Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:18.31+3.10
104 Alexandra Edebo Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:18.49+3.28
1114 Sami Kennedy-Sim Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:19.14+3.93
1212 Jole Galli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1:19.20+3.99
1322 Saskja Lack Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1:19.21+4.00
1416 Ekaterina Maltseva Olympic flag.svg  ROC 1:19.45+4.24
1521 Natalia Sherina Olympic flag.svg  ROC 1:19.49+4.28
163 Jade Grillet-Aubert Flag of France.svg  France 1:19.54+4.33
1720 Elizaveta Ponkratova Olympic flag.svg  ROC 1:19.56+4.35
1815 Andrea Limbacher Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:19.69+4.48
199 Katrin Ofner Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:19.95+4.74
2024 Johanna Holzmann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:20.95+5.74
2123 Christina Födermayr Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1:21.02+5.81
2219 Anastasia Chirtsova Olympic flag.svg  ROC 1:21.53+6.32
2317 Nikol Kučerová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1:21.96+6.75
2425 Ran Hongyan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:25.85+10.64
2526 Pu Rui Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1:30.01+14.80
262 Alizée Baron Flag of France.svg  France DNS

Elimination round

[9] [10]

1/8 finals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Small final
RankBibNameCountryNotes
57 Brittany Phelan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
68 Courtney Hoffos Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
74 Hannah Schmidt Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
811 Sami Kennedy-Sim Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Big final
RankBibNameCountryNotes
Gold medal icon.svg1 Sandra Näslund Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Silver medal icon.svg5 Marielle Thompson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Bronze medal icon.svg2 Daniela Maier Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg3 Fanny Smith Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland

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  9. Brackets
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