Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics
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Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi was held at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. The events were held between 6 and 22 February 2014.[1] A total of ten snowboarding events were held at Sochi 2014 which include parallel giant slalom, snowboard cross, half-pipe, and the new events of parallel slalom and slopestyle.[2]
| Snowboarding at the XXII Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia |
| Dates | 6–22 February 2014 |
| No. of events | 10 |
| Competitors | 243 from 31 nations |
A crash in practice from Norwegian slopestyle snowboarder Torstein Horgmo, who fractured his collarbone, and complaints from other athletes that some jumps were too steep prompted organisers to modify the slopestyle course in the week before the Games.[3]
Competition schedule
The following is the competition schedule for all ten events.[4]
All times are (UTC+4).
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 6 February | 10:00 | Men's and Women's slopestyle qualification |
| 8 February | 09:30 | Men's slopestyle semifinals |
| 12:45 | Men's slopestyle | |
| 9 February | 10:30 | Women's slopestyle qualification |
| 13:15 | Women's slopestyle | |
| 11 February | 14:00 | Men's halfpipe |
| 19:00 | Men's halfpipe qualification | |
| 21:30 | Men's halfpipe | |
| 12 February | 14:00 | Women's halfpipe |
| 19:00 | Women's halfpipe qualification | |
| 21:30 | Women's halfpipe | |
| 16 February | 11:00 | Women's snowboard cross qualification |
| 13:15 | Women's snowboard cross | |
| 17 February | 11:00 | Men's snowboard cross qualification |
| 13:30 | Men's snowboard cross | |
| 19 February | 09:00 | Men's and Women's parallel giant slalom qualification |
| 13:00 | Men's and Women's parallel giant slalom | |
| 22 February | 09:15 | Men's and Women's parallel slalom qualification |
| 13:15 | Men's and Women's parallel slalom |
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Russia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 |  Russia* | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Japan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 |  Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Men's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parallel slalom |
Vic Wild Russia |
Žan Košir Slovenia |
Benjamin Karl Austria | |||
| Parallel giant slalom |
Vic Wild Russia |
Nevin Galmarini Switzerland |
Žan Košir Slovenia | |||
| Halfpipe |
Iouri Podladtchikov Switzerland | 94.75 | Ayumu Hirano Japan | 93.50 | Taku Hiraoka Japan | 92.25 |
| Slopestyle |
Sage Kotsenburg United States | 93.50 | Ståle Sandbech Norway | 91.75 | Mark McMorris Canada | 88.75 |
| Snowboard cross |
Pierre Vaultier France |
Nikolay Olyunin Russia |
Alex Deibold United States | |||
Women's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parallel slalom |
Julia Dujmovits Austria |
Anke Karstens Germany |
Amelie Kober Germany | |||
| Parallel giant slalom |
Patrizia Kummer Switzerland |
Tomoka Takeuchi Japan |
Alena Zavarzina Russia | |||
| Halfpipe |
Kaitlyn Farrington United States | 91.75 | Torah Bright Australia | 91.50 | Kelly Clark United States | 90.75 |
| Slopestyle |
Jamie Anderson United States | 95.25 | Enni Rukajärvi Finland | 92.50 | Jenny Jones Great Britain | 87.25 |
| Snowboard cross |
Eva Samkova Czech Republic |
Dominique Maltais Canada |
Chloé Trespeuch France | |||
Qualification
A total of 252 quota spots were available to athletes to compete at the games. A maximum of 24 athletes could be entered by a National Olympic Committee, with a maximum of 14 men or 14 women. The five different events had different quota numbers allocated to them.[5] Countries are allowed to enter the same athlete into more than one event, further reducing the number of athletes competing.
Participating nations
243 athletes from 31 nations participated, with number of athletes in parentheses. Croatia, Kazakhstan and Serbia made their Olympic debuts in the sport.
Andorra (1)
Australia (11)
Austria (17)
Belgium (1)
Brazil (1)
Bulgaria (2)
Canada (24)
China (6)
Croatia (1)
Czech Republic (5)
Finland (11)
France (13)
Germany (10)
Great Britain (7)
Ireland (1)
Italy (12)
Japan (8)
Kazakhstan (1)
Netherlands (6)
New Zealand (5)
Norway (9)
Poland (6)
Russia (15)
Serbia (1)
Slovenia (10)
South Korea (4)
Spain (4)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (24)
Ukraine (2)
United States (23)
