Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's ski cross
| Men's ski cross at the XXII Olympic Winter Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia | |||||||||
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| Dates | 20 February 2014 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 31 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics | ||||
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| Aerials | men | women | ||
| Halfpipe | men | women | ||
| Moguls | men | women | ||
| Ski cross | men | women | ||
| Slopestyle | men | women | ||
The men's ski cross event in freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia took place on February 20th 2014.[1]
Results
The event was started at 11:45.[2]
Seeding
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Time | Difference | Notes |
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| 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
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.
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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.
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Finals
- Small Final
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
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| 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 |
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 | 4 | Jean-Frédéric Chapuis | France | |
 | 11 | Arnaud Bovolenta | France | |
 | 29 | Jonathan Midol | France | |
| 4 | 3 | Brady Leman | Canada |
Controversy
Both Canada and Slovenia both 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
- ↑ "Freestyle Skiing Schedule and Results". SOOC. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ↑ Final Results
- ↑ "Men's Ski Cross 1/8 Finals". SOOC. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ↑ "Canada’s skicross appeal over altered pants dismissed". Associated Press (Sochi, Russia: Toronto Star). 23 February 2014. Retrieved March 2014.