Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's halfpipe

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Men's halfpipe
at the XXII Olympic Winter Games
Olympic rings without rims.svg
Venue Rosa Khutor Extreme Park
Date11 February 2014
Competitors39 from 16 nations
Winning Score94.75
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Iouri Podladtchikov Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland
Silver medal icon.svg Ayumu Hirano Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Bronze medal icon.svg Taku Hiraoka Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
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2018  

The men's halfpipe competition of the Sochi 2014 Olympics was held at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on 11 February 2014. [1]

The gold was won by Swiss Iouri Podladtchikov, who was followed by two Japanese snowboarders, the 15-year-old Ayumu Hirano in silver and Taku Hiraoka in bronze. [2]

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 100 FIS points. A total of 40 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]

Schedule

All times are (UTC+4).

DateTimeRound
11 February14:00Qualification
19:00Semifinals
21:30Final

Results

Qualification

The qualification was held at 14:00. [4]

RankHeatBibNameCountryRun 1Run 2BestNotes
112 Ayumu Hirano Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 92.2564.7592.25QF
216 Christian Haller Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 74.0083.7583.75QF
3117 David Hablützel Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 48.7581.0081.00QF
411 Arthur Longo Flag of France.svg  France 79.2520.7579.25QS
5119 Tim-Kevin Ravnjak Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 68.7576.5076.50QS
6118 Shi Wancheng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 76.0015.5076.00QS
715 Greg Bretz Flag of the United States.svg  United States 71.7552.5071.75QS
8113 Seamus O'Connor Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 66.2571.5071.50QS
914 Johann Baisamy Flag of France.svg  France 71.2536.7571.25QS
10120 Derek Livingston Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 34.2570.2570.25
11116 Lee Kwang-ki Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 27.0069.5069.50
12115 Dimi de Jong Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 25.2564.2564.25
13111 Nikita Avtaneev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 34.5063.7563.75
1413 Dolf van der Wal Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 25.5062.5062.50
15112 Pavel Kharitonov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 58.7554.5058.75
16110 Ben Kilner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 43.5016.2543.50
1718 Janne Korpi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 28.0041.0041.00
1819 Sergey Tarasov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 23.0039.5039.50
1917 Ryō Aono Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 37.5013.0037.50
20114 Dominic Harington Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 12.7537.2537.25
1225 Shaun White Flag of the United States.svg  United States 95.7570.7595.75QF
2228 Taku Hiraoka Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 92.2563.5092.25QF
3239 Danny Davis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 92.0073.7592.00QF
4227 Zhang Yiwei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 90.0089.7590.00QS
5224 Taylor Gold Flag of the United States.svg  United States 81.5087.5087.50QS
6233 Kent Callister Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 87.0025.587.00QS
7229 Nathan Johnstone Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 86.0027.5086.00QS
8226 Iouri Podladtchikov Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 15.0082.0082.00QS
9223 Jan Scherrer Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 43.5069.7569.75QS
10221 Scott James Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 68.5015.0068.50
11238 Johannes Hoepfl Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 61.2565.5065.50
12230 Crispin Lipscomb Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 29.2565.2565.25
13240 Markus Malin Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 33.5062.5062.50
14231 Kim Ho-jun Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 61.7520.0061.75
15235 Jan Kralj Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 59.7527.7559.75
16237 Michał Ligocki Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 4.5055.0055.00
17222 Ayumu Nedefuji Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 54.5028.7554.50
18236 Ilkka-Eemeli Laari Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 49.0052.0052.00
19234 Brad Martin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 31.2522.5031.25
232 Peetu Piiroinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland DNS

QF – Qualify directly to final; QS – Qualify to semifinal; DNS – Did not start

Semifinals

The semifinals was held at 16:00. [5]

RankBibNameCountryRun 1Run 2BestNotes
126 Iouri Podladtchikov Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 87.5041.2587.50Q
25 Greg Bretz Flag of the United States.svg  United States 83.0044.2583.00Q
333 Kent Callister Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 49.2579.5079.50Q
427 Zhang Yiwei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 45.0079.2579.25Q
518 Shi Wancheng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 15.5078.5078.50Q
619 Tim-Kevin Ravnjak Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 72.0075.5075.50Q
729 Nathan Johnstone Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 25.7573.5073.50
824 Taylor Gold Flag of the United States.svg  United States 26.0060.7560.75
913 Seamus O'Connor Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 54.0043.0054.00
104 Johann Baisamy Flag of France.svg  France 18.5037.037.0
111 Arthur Longo Flag of France.svg  France 12.0031.7531.75
 23 Jan Scherrer Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland DNS [a]

Final

The final was held at 18:30. [6] [7]

RankBibNameCountryRun 1Run 2Best
Gold medal icon.svg26 Iouri Podladtchikov Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 86.5094.7594.75
Silver medal icon.svg2 Ayumu Hirano Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 90.7593.5093.50
Bronze medal icon.svg28 Taku Hiraoka Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 45.5092.2592.25
425 Shaun White Flag of the United States.svg  United States 35.0090.2590.25
517 David Hablützel Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 80.7588.5088.50
627 Zhang Yiwei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 87.2558.5087.25
718 Shi Wancheng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 81.0025.0081.00
819 Tim-Kevin Ravnjak Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 72.2516.5072.25
933 Kent Callister Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 40.0068.5068.50
1039 Danny Davis Flag of the United States.svg  United States 53.0045.2553.00
116 Christian Haller Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 46.2551.5051.50
125 Greg Bretz Flag of the United States.svg  United States 21.7526.5026.50

Notes

a Scherrer suffered a tear in his right ankle during warm-up and had to pull out of the semifinals. [8]

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