Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's halfpipe

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Men's halfpipe
at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games
Snowboarding
VenueGenting Snow Park,
Zhangjiakou
Date9, 11 February
Competitors25 from 12 nations
Winning score96.00
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ayumu Hirano  Japan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Scotty James  Australia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jan Scherrer  Switzerland
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The men's halfpipe competition in snowboarding at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics was held on 9 February (qualification) and 11 February (final), at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou.[1] Ayumu Hirano of Japan, the 2014 and 2018 silver medalist, won the gold, his third Olympic medal. Scotty James of Australia improved from the 2018 bronze to the 2022 silver. Jan Scherrer of Switzerland won the bronze, his first Olympic medal.

The field also included the defending champion, Shaun White, who won this event in 2006, 2010, and 2018. This was White's last Olympics as he announced his upcoming retirement before the games began. White qualified for the finals where he finished fourth, repeating his 2014 performance.

At the 2021–22 FIS Snowboard World Cup, only three halfpipe events were held before the Olympics. Ayumu Hirano was leading the ranking, followed by Ruka Hirano and Scherrer. Yūto Totsuka was the 2021 world champion, with James and Scherrer being the silver and bronze medalists, respectively. James was also the 2022 X-Games winner in super-pipe, ahead of Ayumu Hirano and Kaishu Hirano.

Qualification[edit]

Main article: Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

A total of 25 snowboarders qualified to compete at the games. For an athlete to compete they must have a minimum of 50.00 FIS points on the FIS Points List on January 17, 2022 and a top 30 finish in a World Cup event or at the FIS Snowboard World Championships 2021. A country could enter a maximum of four athletes into the event.[2]

Results[edit]

Qualification[edit]

Q — Qualified for the Final

The top 12 athletes in the qualifiers move on to the medal round.

Rank Bib Order Name Country Run 1 Run 2 Best Notes
1 3 1 Ayumu Hirano  Japan 87.25 93.25 93.25 Q
2 2 4 Scotty James  Australia 88.25 91.25 91.25 Q
3 5 2 Ruka Hirano  Japan 80.75 87.00 87.00 Q
4 9 23 Shaun White  United States 24.25 86.25 86.25 Q
5 14 9 Valentino Guseli  Australia 31.75 85.75 85.75 Q
6 1 3 Yūto Totsuka  Japan 84.50 12.00 84.50 Q
7 8 20 Taylor Gold  United States 81.25 83.50 83.50 Q
8 4 5 Jan Scherrer  Switzerland 73.50 79.25 79.25 Q
9 13 11 Kaishu Hirano  Japan 74.75 77.25 77.25 Q
10 6 16 André Höflich  Germany 75.00 17.75 75.00 Q
11 7 19 Patrick Burgener  Switzerland 70.75 73.00 73.00 Q
12 11 25 Chase Josey  United States 15.75 69.50 69.50 Q
13 19 15 Louie Vito  Italy 60.25 3.25 60.25
14 21 7 Gu Ao  China 50.25 58.50 58.50
15 16 17 Seamus O'Connor  Ireland 57.00 10.25 57.00
16 22 18 Fan Xiaobing  China 39.00 44.00 44.00
17 12 14 Lucas Foster  United States 42.00 21.50 42.00
18 25 8 Lee Chae-un  South Korea 26.00 35.00 35.00
19 23 21 Lorenzo Gennero  Italy 34.75 2.00 34.75
20 17 13 Liam Tourki  France 25.50 11.50 25.50
21 15 22 Wang Ziyang  China 20.25 7.50 20.25
22 18 10 Tit Štante  Slovenia 18.25 5.75 18.25
23 20 12 Liam Gill  Canada 16.75 15.50 16.75
24 10 24 David Hablützel  Switzerland 15.50 14.00 15.50
25 24 6 Gao Hongbo  China 15.00 DNS 15.00

Final[edit]

Rank Bib Order Name Country Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 12 Ayumu Hirano  Japan 33.75 91.75 96.00 96.00
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2 11 Scotty James  Australia 16.50 92.50 47.75 92.50
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 5 Jan Scherrer  Switzerland 70.50 87.25 7.50 87.25
4 9 9 Shaun White  United States 72.00 85.00 14.75 85.00
5 8 6 Taylor Gold  United States 81.75 25.00 20.00 81.75
6 14 8 Valentino Guseli  Australia 75.75 79.75 79.75 79.75
7 11 1 Chase Josey  United States 62.50 23.00 79.50 79.50
8 6 3 André Höflich  Germany 13.25 76.00 50.00 76.00
9 13 4 Kaishu Hirano  Japan 75.50 37.75 15.75 75.50
10 1 7 Yūto Totsuka  Japan 62.00 69.75 26.50 69.75
11 7 2 Patrick Burgener  Switzerland 54.50 5.75 69.50 69.50
12 5 10 Ruka Hirano  Japan 13.00 11.75 9.25 13.00

Controversy[edit]

During Ayumu Hirano's second finals run, he completed a "spectacular frontside triple cork to become the first person ever to land the trick at an Olympics."[3] NBC commentator Todd Richards, a former snowboarder, immediately announced that "no one will touch that run tonight... that is going to be a 98."[4] He would go on to add, "He destroyed this halfpipe. That run was something that we may never see again from anyone else. Unbelievable. Level raised. By such a large margin. They are going to give him a score that is going to be just out of this world."[4] However, judges scored the run a 91.75, leaving him in second behind Scotty James.[5][6]

Immediately on-air, NBC's Richards blasted the judges, proclaiming “Ahhh what? What? Is there a mistake? There's no way, there is no way. A 91.75? ...as far as I'm concerned, the judges just grenaded all their credibility." He went on to add, "It's unbelievable that this is even happening. It's a travesty to be completely honest with you. I am irate right now. Someone call the authorities, there's been a robbery."[7][8] People online began to dub this controversy "triple-gate".[9] X games silver medalist Nikko Landeros tweeted that Hirano "just got robbed... this should never happen in the Olympics... what a disgrace."[10] Ultimately, Hirano secured the gold medal on his third run by scoring a 96.00 by performing a triple cork and a 1440.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games Competition Schedule Version 9" (PDF). New.inews.gtimg.com. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Qualification System for XXIV Olympic Winter Games, Beijing 2022 International Ski Federation Snowboard" (PDF). Fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation (FIS). 19 October 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  3. ^ Matthey, James (2022-02-11). "'Should be arrested': Olympic scandal erupts". news.com.au. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  4. ^ a b Davis, Scott. "Japanese snowboarder needed second near-perfect run to win gold after controversial score left many stunned". Insider. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  5. ^ "Men's Snowboard Halfpipe Final Results" (PDF). Olympics.
  6. ^ "NBC's Todd Richards torches halfpipe judges for controversial Ayumu Hirano score". nz.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  7. ^ Matthey, James (2022-02-11). "'Should be arrested': Olympic scandal erupts". news.com.au. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  8. ^ "NBC's Todd Richards torches halfpipe judges for controversial Ayumu Hirano score". nz.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  9. ^ "'I am irate right now' | Olympic snowboarding final mired in controversy following judges' scoring". 11Alive.com. February 10, 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  10. ^ "'Just grenaded their credibility': Olympic judges saved after snub of Ayunu Hirano's 'best ever run'". Fox Sports. 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  11. ^ Fontela, Jonah (10 February 2022). "Medals update: Japan's Hirano Ayumu ushers in triple-cork era with Olympic halfpipe gold". Olympics.
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