| Men's slopestyle at the IV Winter Youth Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Welli Hilli Park |
| Dates | 31 January |
| Competitors | 14 from 7 nations |
| Freestyle skiing at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics | ||
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| Big air | men | women |
| Halfpipe | men | women |
| Slopestyle | men | women |
| Ski cross | men | women |
The men's halfpipe event in freestyle skiing at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics took place on 31 January at the Welli Hilli Park. [1]
The qualification was started at 10:15.
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Harrold |  New Zealand | |||||
| 2 | Finley Melville Ives | New Zealand | |||||
| 3 | Ben Fethke |  United States | |||||
| 4 | Hunter Maytin | United States | |||||
| 5 | Moon Hee-sung |  South Korea | |||||
| 6 | Su Shuaibing |  China | |||||
| 7 | Kashu Sato |  Japan | |||||
| 8 | Liam Richards | New Zealand | |||||
| 9 | Shin Dong-ho | South Korea | |||||
| 10 | Alan Bornet |  Switzerland | |||||
| 11 | Alois Panchaud | Switzerland | |||||
| 12 | Quincy Barr |  Canada | |||||
| 13 | Li Hongzu | China | |||||
| 14 | Trent Morozumi | Canada |
The final was started at 13:30.
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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