After falling on his first run, shaun white came in fourth place in the mens snowboard halfpipe event at the 2014 sochi winter olympics on feb. Shaun white had no problem with the olympic halfpipe and took the first step toward his third straight gold medal tuesday, scoring a 95. Results page for 2014 winter olympics snowboarding womens halfpipe. The gold was won by swiss iouri podladtchikov, who was followed by two japanese snowboarders, the 15yearold ayumu hirano in silver and taku hiraoka in bronze. United states olympic snowboard team 2014 sochi 20. When shaun white drops into the halfpipe, he does it at full speed an aggressiveness that distinguishes him. White was the boarder to beat, as he posted the highest score in mondays. See more ideas about olympics, winter olympics 2014 and winter olympics. Baseball basketball football hockey olympics sr blog question or comment. The latest results and highlights, including snowboard halfpipe, hockey and downhill skiing, from the 2014 winter olympics in sochi, russia. Female snowboarders followed in the footsteps of their male counterparts on day 5 of the 2014 winter olympics in sochi as qualifying for the halfpipe event got underway in russia. The kind of thing fern cotton might say when shes got too much time to fill during a jubilee broadcast. Torah bright, the defending olympic halfpipe champion, says the setup for the event at the games is substandard.
Winter olympics cnn brings you daily coverage of the winter games, with indepth analysis and behindthe scenes shots from our dedicated teams on the ground in sochi. Follow commentary of the winter olympics mens halfpipe final from sochi at 17. The mens halfpipe competition of the sochi 2014 olympics was held at rosa khutor extreme park on 11 february 2014. Team usa getting hyped to ride for their fellow yanks at sochi 2014. Rosa khutor extreme park, krasnaya polyana, russia. Mens halfpipe results american david wise takes gold, becoming the inaugural olympic halfpipe champion. Sochi, russia the big news at sochi is the addition of slopestyle ski and snowboard competitions, but dont forget about superpipeits back this year, and this time with both ski and snowboard events. Mens snowboard half pipe, sochi 2014 winter olympic games. Noah bowman finished fifth in halfpipe skiings olympic debut at sochi 2014. Late monday night, the field of 30 men in snowboarding halfpipe was narrowed down to 12 who will advance to the final at 8.
American olympic legend shaun white was back in pyeongchang. The mens halfpipe competition of the sochi 2014 olympics was held at rosa khutor extreme. Reno, nevada based david wise just took home the gold medal at the firstever olympic freeskiing halfpipe contest. Snowboarding at the 2014 winter olympics in sochi was held at the rosa khutor extreme park. Full results of all the 2014 winter olympics events from sochi, russia on. Shaun white is determined to avenge his fourthplace finish from sochi though, and there are several other riders who could be in the medal conversation if they make the team. With so many toplevel riders hailing from the us of a, qualifying was particularly tough ask. The events were held between 6 and 22 february 2014. Shaun white wins gold in halfpipe at the winter olympics. All this talk of the 2014 games might make one wonder. Olympics snowboarding mens halfpipe qualifying results. How shaun white won his third gold in halfpipe the new york. Snowboarders say the sochi winter olympic halfpipe is in bad condition one day before the qualifiers and finals contest, with the trough of the pipe being too soft. Olympic snowboarder says halfpipe dangerous, crappy.
The womens halfpipe competition of the sochi 2014 olympics was held at rosa khutor extreme park on 12 february 2014. Send text message print snowboarder chloe kim has just become the youngest person to ever score a gold medal in the olympic halfpipe with a nearlyperfect score of 98. Shaun white returned to the olympic halfpipe in the rosa khutor extreme park on sunday night for a second training session. Irelands seamus oconnor crashes out during the mens snowboard halfpipe semifinal event at the 2014 sochi. Stats and results for players, teams, leaders and scores from the first game ever to yesterday. Freestyle skiing at the 2014 winter olympics was held at the rosa khutor extreme park near krasnaya polyana. Snowboarding at the 2014 winter olympics womens halfpipe. Noah bowman team canada official olympic team website. All the best photo and video highlights of snowboard at the sochi 2014 winter games olympics, plus official results and medals by event and. All the best photo and video highlights of speed skating at the sochi 2014 winter games olympics, plus official results and medals by event and athlete. Shaun white finishes fourth in winter olympic halfpipe final won by swiss rider iouri podladtchikov follow commentary of the winter olympics mens halfpipe final from sochi at. Us riders had five events in which to post their strongest results in both halfpipe and slopestyle, with their top 2 scores counting.
Calgaryan olympicsize halfpipe is a gleaming open bowl of hardpacked. Olympics snowboarding womens halfpipe qualifying results. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display. Snowboarding at the 2014 winter olympics wikipedia. World cup in january 2009 and earned his first world cup top10 result in march 2011. Results page for 2014 winter olympics snowboarding mens halfpipe. Complete information from games competition results here. Taku hiraoka, summary american shaun white was the twotime defending champion and was back, looking to become the first man to win the same winter olympic event at three consecutive olympic games.
With the win, wise brings home team usas second gold for the sport of freeskiing, as joss christensen won the slopestyle contest earlier in the week. After missing out on a medal in 2014, white returned to the top spot on the. All the best photo and video highlights of snowboard at the sochi 2014 winter games olympics, plus official results and medals by event and athlete. Shaun white falls in halfpipe, gets fourth place at sochi. As sochi halfpipe crashes pile up, shaun white qualifies for finals with best score. Shaun whites sochi performance still weighs on him. A look at the sochi olympic halfpipe mountain weekly news.
Shaun white cruises through halfpipe qualifying in sochi. Russia almost no one is happy with the halfpipe, thats for sure, not least of all the athletes who have to hurl their bodies down it. Access official results for the snowboard event halfpipe men at the sochi 2014 winter games olympics, plus view video highlights of top performances. Shaun white wins gold in halfpipe at the winter olympics npr.
Opens in new window david wise reacts after his final run of mens ski halfpipe finals during the sochi 2014 olympic winter games at rosa khutor extreme park. Shaun white captures gold once again in mens halfpipe. Daily report highlights of the mens snowboard halfpipe qualification round from the rosa khutor extreme park at the sochi 2014 winter olympic games. Shaun white has won his third gold medal in the mens halfpipe competition, which took place on tuesday, february. White had been disappointed to finish only fourth in the halfpipe in 2014, after golds in the previous two olympics. He is not used to failing and certainly not on a scale like this, but shaun whites bid for a third successive snowboarding halfpipe title came crashing down as the legendary american failed to. Standing in the crowd at the bottom of the halfpipe, we witnessed history being made last night in sochi. How shaun white won his third gold in halfpipe the new. Pictograms for aerials, halfpipe, moguls, ski cross, and slopestyle.
Usas david wise created history by becoming the first olympic champion in the freestyle skiing mens halfpipe. Bronze medalist alex deibold of the united states celebrates during the medal ceremony for the mens snowboard cross during the sochi 2014 winter olympics at medals plaza on feb. With qualifications wrapped, we now know which 12 women will advance to the snowboarding halfpipe final of the 2018 winter olympics. Snowboarding at the 2014 winter olympics mens halfpipe. Sochi 2014 the 2014 winter olympics, officially called. In sochi, snowboarders critical of olympic halfpipe the. We believe can become an international symbol of a sporting, social, economic and the official report of the xxii olympic winter games in sochi 2014. For women, snowboarder kaitlyn farrington took home the gold. Detailed results available on the sochi 2014 website. As sochi halfpipe crashes pile up, shaun white qualifies.
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