| Women's snowboard cross at the XXI Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Cypress Mountain | ||||||||||||
| Date | February 16, 2010 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Halfpipe | men | women |
| Parallel giant slalom | men | women |
| Snowboard cross | men | women |
The women's snowboard cross competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics was held at Cypress Mountain on February 16, 2010.
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best | Notes |
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| 1 | 27 | Mellie Francon |  Switzerland | 1:24.43 | 1:24.79 | 1:24.43 | Q |
| 2 | 22 | Lindsey Jacobellis |  United States | 1:26.13 | 1:25.41 | 1:25.41 | Q |
| 3 | 20 | Maëlle Ricker |  Canada | 1:43.59 | 1:25.45 | 1:25.45 | Q |
| 4 | 30 | Olivia Nobs | Switzerland | 1:28.70 | 1:26.25 | 1:26.25 | Q |
| 5 | 25 | Helene Olafsen |  Norway | 1:40.43 | 1:26.94 | 1:26.94 | Q |
| 6 | 31 | Nelly Moenne Loccoz |  France | 1:27.31 | 1:42.92 | 1:27.31 | Q |
| 7 | 28 | Déborah Anthonioz | France | 1:27.61 | 1:27.49 | 1:27.49 | Q |
| 8 | 19 | Zoe Gillings |  Great Britain | 1:27.93 | DNF | 1:27.93 | Q |
| 9 | 32 | Simona Meiler | Switzerland | 1:45.16 | 1:27.94 | 1:27.94 | Q |
| 10 | 36 | Doresia Krings |  Austria | 1:36.55 | 1:28.98 | 1:28.98 | Q |
| 11 | 17 | Sandra Frei | Switzerland | 1:29.46 | 1:43.38 | 1:29.46 | Q |
| 12 | 23 | Faye Gulini | United States | 1:30.75 | 1:43.29 | 1:30.75 | Q |
| 13 | 37 | Claire Chapotot | France | DNF | 1:30.89 | 1:30.89 | Q |
| 14 | 33 | Natsuko Doi |  Japan | 1:31.23 | DNF | 1:31.23 | Q |
| 15 | 39 | Julie Wendel Lundholdt |  Denmark | 1:31.29 | 1:44.62 | 1:31.29 | Q |
| 16 | 35 | Maria Ramberger | Austria | 1:43.54 | 1:33.08 | 1:33.08 | Q |
| 17 | 26 | Raffaella Brutto |  Italy | 1:34.12 | 1:37.94 | 1:34.12 | |
| 18 | 34 | Stephanie Hickey |  Australia | 1:35.26 | DNF | 1:35.26 | |
| 19 | 29 | Isabel Clark Ribeiro |  Brazil | 1:41.10 | 1:51.65 | 1:41.10 | |
| 20 | 21 | Dominique Maltais | Canada | DSQ | 1:45.56 | 1:45.56 | |
| 21 | 40 | Callan Chythlook-Sifsof | United States | 1:59.04 | DNF | 1:59.04 | |
| 18 | Aleksandra Zhekova |  Bulgaria | DNF | DNS | |||
| 24 | Yuka Fujimori | Japan | DNS | DNS | |||
| 38 | Manuela Riegler | Austria | DNS | DNS |
The top 16 qualifiers advanced to the quarterfinals round. From here, they participated in four-person elimination races, with the top two from each race advancing.
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| Rank | Bib | Name | Country |
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| 5 | 2 | Lindsey Jacobellis | United States |
| 6 | 6 | Nelly Moenne Loccoz | France |
| 7 | 1 | Mellie Francon | Switzerland |
| 8 | 8 | Zoe Gillings | Great Britain |
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country |
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 | 3 | Maëlle Ricker | Canada |
 | 7 | Déborah Anthonioz | France |
 | 4 | Olivia Nobs | Switzerland |
| 4 | 5 | Helene Olafsen | Norway |
| Rank | Seed | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
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| 3 | 20 | Maëlle Ricker | Canada | |
| 7 | 28 | Déborah Anthonioz | France | |
| 4 | 30 | Olivia Nobs | Switzerland | |
| 4 | 5 | 25 | Helene Olafsen | Norway | |
| 5 | 2 | 22 | Lindsey Jacobellis | United States | |
| 6 | 6 | 31 | Nelly Moenne Loccoz | France | |
| 7 | 1 | 27 | Mellie Francon | Switzerland | |
| 8 | 8 | 19 | Zoe Gillings | Great Britain | |
| 9 | 9 | 32 | Simona Meiler | Switzerland | |
| 10 | 10 | 36 | Doresia Krings | Austria | |
| 11 | 11 | 17 | Sandra Frei | Switzerland | |
| 12 | 12 | 23 | Faye Gulini | United States | |
| 13 | 13 | 37 | Claire Chapotot | France | |
| 14 | 14 | 33 | Natsuko Doi | Japan | |
| 15 | 15 | 39 | Julie Wendel Lundholdt | Denmark | |
| 16 | 16 | 35 | Maria Ramberger | Austria | |
| 17 | 17 | 26 | Raffaella Brutto | Italy | |
| 18 | 18 | 34 | Stephanie Hickey | Australia | |
| 19 | 19 | 29 | Isabel Clark Ribeiro | Brazil | |
| 20 | 20 | 21 | Dominique Maltais | Canada | |
| 21 | 21 | 40 | Callan Chythlook-Sifsof | United States | |
| 18 | Aleksandra Zhekova | Bulgaria | |||
| 24 | Yuka Fujimori | Japan | DNS | ||
| 38 | Manuela Riegler | Austria | DNS |
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