Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's ski cross

The men's ski cross event in freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia took place on February 20, 2014.[1]

Men's ski cross
at the XXII Olympic Winter Games
VenueRosa Khutor Extreme Park, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia
Dates20 February 2014
Competitors31 from 13 nations
Medalists
Jean-Frédéric Chapuis  France
Arnaud Bovolenta  France
Jonathan Midol  France
Freestyle skiing at the
2014 Winter Olympics
Qualification
Aerialsmenwomen
Halfpipemenwomen
Mogulsmenwomen
Ski crossmenwomen
Slopestylemenwomen

Results

The event was started at 11:45.[2]

Seeding
RankBibNameCountryTimeDifferenceNotes
14Victor Öhling Norberg Sweden1:15.590.00Q
22Christopher Del Bosco Canada1:15.91+0.32Q
38Brady Leman Canada1:16.43+0.84Q
415Jean-Frédéric Chapuis France1:16.77+1.18Q
518Anton Grimus Australia1:16.82+1.23Q
69David Duncan Canada1:17.31+1.72Q
713Filip Flisar Slovenia1:17.35+1.76Q
816Armin Niederer Switzerland1:17.39+1.80Q
9=3Tomáš Kraus Czech Republic1:17.41+1.82Q
9=12Jouni Pellinen Finland1:17.41+1.82Q
1117Arnaud Bovolenta France1:17.48+1.89Q
125Andreas Matt Austria1:17.55+1.96Q
137Daniel Bohnacker Germany1:17.59+2.00Q
14=22Christoph Wahrstötter Austria1:17.72+2.13Q
14=14Thomas Zangerl Austria1:17.72+2.13Q
1632Sergey Mozhaev Russia1:17.83+2.24Q
1724Egor Korotkov Russia1:17.87+2.28Q
1825Didrik Bastian Juell Norway1:18.03+2.44Q
1919Thomas Fischer Germany1:18.06+2.47Q
206John Teller United States1:18.14+2.55Q
2110Jonas Devouassoux France1:18.32+2.73Q
2228Michael Forslund Sweden1:18.33+2.74Q
2320Christian Mithassel Norway1:18.40+2.81Q
2431Scott Kneller Australia1:18.58+2.99Q
2523Thomas Borge Lie Norway1:18.69+3.10Q
2629Florian Eigler Germany1:18.91+3.32Q
2727John Eklund Sweden1:18.97+3.38Q
2826Patrick Koller Austria1:19.12+3.53Q
2911Jonathan Midol France1:19.57+3.98Q
301Alex Fiva SwitzerlandDNF–Q
3121Andreas Schauer GermanyDNF–Q
3230Michael Schmid SwitzerlandDNS–Q

Q – Qualified for 1/8 finals; DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start

1/8 finals

The 32 seeds advanced to the 1/8 finals. From here, they participated in four-person elimination races, with the top two from each race advancing.[3]

Quarterfinals

The top 2 from each heat of the 1/8 round advanced to the 1/4 round. From here, they participated in four-person elimination races, with the top two from each race advancing.

Semifinals

The top 2 from each heat of the 1/4 round advanced to the semifinals. From here, they participated in four-person elimination races, with the top two from each race advancing to the final and the third and fourth entering a classification race.

Finals
Small Final
RankBibNameCountryNotes
517Egor Korotkov Russia
67Filip Flisar Slovenia
78Armin Niederer Switzerland
826Florian Eigler GermanyDNF
Big Final
RankBibNameCountryNotes
4Jean-Frédéric Chapuis France
11Arnaud Bovolenta France
29Jonathan Midol France
43Brady Leman Canada

Controversy

Both Canada and Slovenia appealed separately to the Court of Arbitration for Sport that the three French athletes in the Big Final had their pants illegally changed by their coach. They argued it gave the three an aerodynamic advantage over the rest of the field. Both countries first appealed to the International Ski Federation, but were rejected since they appealed hours after the end of the competition (when the deadline was 15 minutes after the close of the race). The appeal to the court was ultimately unsuccessful as well, because the Court agreed with the ski federation that the appeal was filed past the deadline.[4]

References
  1. "Freestyle Skiing Schedule and Results". SOOC. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  2. Final Results
  3. "Men's Ski Cross 1/8 Finals". SOOC. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  4. "Canada's skicross appeal over altered pants dismissed". Associated Press. Sochi, Russia: Toronto Star. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
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