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

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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jean-Frédéric Chapuis  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Arnaud Bovolenta  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jonathan Midol  France
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The men's ski cross event in freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia took place on February 20, 2014.[1]

Results

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

Seeding

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Rank Bib Name Country Time Difference Notes
1 4 Victor Öhling Norberg  Sweden 1:15.59 0.00 Q
2 2 Christopher Del Bosco  Canada 1:15.91 +0.32 Q
3 8 Brady Leman  Canada 1:16.43 +0.84 Q
4 15 Jean-Frédéric Chapuis  France 1:16.77 +1.18 Q
5 18 Anton Grimus  Australia 1:16.82 +1.23 Q
6 9 David Duncan  Canada 1:17.31 +1.72 Q
7 13 Filip Flisar  Slovenia 1:17.35 +1.76 Q
8 16 Armin Niederer  Switzerland 1:17.39 +1.80 Q
9= 3 Tomáš Kraus  Czech Republic 1:17.41 +1.82 Q
9= 12 Jouni Pellinen  Finland 1:17.41 +1.82 Q
11 17 Arnaud Bovolenta  France 1:17.48 +1.89 Q
12 5 Andreas Matt  Austria 1:17.55 +1.96 Q
13 7 Daniel Bohnacker  Germany 1:17.59 +2.00 Q
14= 22 Christoph Wahrstötter  Austria 1:17.72 +2.13 Q
14= 14 Thomas Zangerl  Austria 1:17.72 +2.13 Q
16 32 Sergey Mozhaev  Russia 1:17.83 +2.24 Q
17 24 Egor Korotkov  Russia 1:17.87 +2.28 Q
18 25 Didrik Bastian Juell  Norway 1:18.03 +2.44 Q
19 19 Thomas Fischer  Germany 1:18.06 +2.47 Q
20 6 John Teller  United States 1:18.14 +2.55 Q
21 10 Jonas Devouassoux  France 1:18.32 +2.73 Q
22 28 Michael Forslund  Sweden 1:18.33 +2.74 Q
23 20 Christian Mithassel  Norway 1:18.40 +2.81 Q
24 31 Scott Kneller  Australia 1:18.58 +2.99 Q
25 23 Thomas Borge Lie  Norway 1:18.69 +3.10 Q
26 29 Florian Eigler  Germany 1:18.91 +3.32 Q
27 27 John Eklund  Sweden 1:18.97 +3.38 Q
28 26 Patrick Koller  Austria 1:19.12 +3.53 Q
29 11 Jonathan Midol  France 1:19.57 +3.98 Q
30 1 Alex Fiva  Switzerland DNF – Q
31 21 Andreas Schauer  Germany DNF – Q
32 30 Michael Schmid  Switzerland DNS – Q

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

Elimination round

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1/8 finals

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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

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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

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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

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Small Final
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
5 17 Egor Korotkov  Russia
6 7 Filip Flisar  Slovenia
7 8 Armin Niederer  Switzerland
8 26 Florian Eigler  Germany DNF
Big Final
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Jean-Frédéric Chapuis  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 11 Arnaud Bovolenta  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 29 Jonathan Midol  France
4 3 Brady Leman  Canada

Controversy

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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

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  1. ^ "Freestyle Skiing Schedule and Results". SOOC. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  2. ^ Final Results
  3. ^ "Men's Ski Cross 1/8 Finals". SOOC. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. 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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