| Snowboarding at the II Winter Youth Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Kanthaugen Freestyle Arena and Hafjell |
| Dates | 14–19 February |
| Competitors | 79 from 32 nations |
Snowboarding at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics was held at the Kanthaugen Freestyle Arena, Lillehammer and Hafjell in Øyer, Norway from 14 to 19 February. The snowboard cross was added for each gender. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Australia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Finland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| – |  Mixed-NOCs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' halfpipe | Jake Pates  United States | 93.00 | Nikolas Baden United States | 85.25 | Tit Štante  Slovenia | 80.25 |
| Boys' slopestyle | Jake Pates United States | 94.75 | Vlad Khadarin  Russia | 90.25 | Rene Rinnekangas  Finland | 87.75 |
| Boys' snowboard cross | Jake Vedder United States | Alex Dickson  Australia | Sebastian Pietrzykowski  Germany | |||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls' halfpipe | Chloe Kim United States | 96.50 | Emily Arthur Australia | 90.00 | Jeong Yu-rim  South Korea | 84.50 |
| Girls' slopestyle | Chloe Kim United States | 88.25 | Elli Pikkujämsä Finland | 82.25 | Henna Ikola Finland | 79.25 |
| Girls' snowboard cross | Manon Petit  France | Sophie Hediger  Switzerland | Caterina Carpano  Italy | |||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team snowboard ski cross | Germany (GER) Jana Fischer Celia Funkler Sebastian Pietrzykowski Cornel Renn | Switzerland (SUI) Sophie Hediger Talina Gantenbein Pascal Bitschnau Sascha Rüedi | Team 4 (MIX) Daryna Kyrychenko (UKR) Veronica Edebo (SWE) Valentin Miladinov (BUL) David Mobärg (SWE) |
All quotas were distributed using the results of the 2015 World Junior Championships. Each nation was allowed to enter one athlete per event. The total quota was 80 athletes (32 in snowboard cross, 24 in slopestyle and 24 in halfpipe). [2]
| Event | Total | Qualified Boys' | Qualified Girls' |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 |  Norway | Norway |
| Rankings | 11 |  Austria  Belgium  China  Czech Republic Finland Germany  New Zealand Slovenia South Korea Switzerland United States | Australia  Canada China Finland France  Japan Slovenia South Korea Switzerland United States TBD |
| Total | 12 | 12 |
| Event | Total | Qualified Boys' | Qualified Girls' |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Norway | Norway |
| Rankings | 11 | Austria  Croatia Finland France Japan  Netherlands New Zealand Russia South Korea Switzerland United States |  Belarus Belgium Canada  Chile Finland France Japan Slovenia  Spain Switzerland United States |
| Total | 12 | 12 |
| Event | Total | Qualified Boys' | Qualified Girls' |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1/0 | Norway | Norway |
| Rankings | 15/16 |  Argentina Australia Austria Bulgaria Canada Czech Republic France Germany  Hungary Japan  Kazakhstan  Lithuania Russia Switzerland  Turkey United States | Argentina Australia Austria Canada Chile Czech Republic France Germany Hungary Italy  Poland Russia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United States |
| Total | 16 | 16 |
| NOC | Boys' | Girls' | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half-pipe | Slopestyle | Snowboard cross | Half-pipe | Slopestyle | Snowboard cross | ||
| Argentina | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Austria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Belarus | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Belgium | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Chile | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| China | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Croatia | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Finland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Hungary | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Italy | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Lithuania | 1 | 1 | |||||
| New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Norway | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Poland | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| South Korea | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Spain | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Ukraine | 1 | 1 | |||||
| United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| Total: 32 NOCs | 12 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 80 |
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