Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's aerials

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Men's aerials
at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games
VenueGenting Snow Park,
Zhangjiakou
Date15, 16 February
Competitors24 from 9 nations
Winning points129.00
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Qi Guangpu  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Oleksandr Abramenko  Ukraine
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ilya Burov  ROC
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The men's aerials competition in freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 15 February (qualification) and 16 February (final), at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou.[1] Qi Guangpu of China won the event; this was his first Olympic gold medal. Oleksandr Abramenko of Ukraine, the defending champion, won the second medal, and Ilya Burov, representing the Russian Olympic Committee, won bronze, replicating his 2018 achievement.

The 2018 silver medalist Jia Zongyang was competing as well. At the 2021–22 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup, there were six events before the Olympics, and only Russians, Chinese, and Swiss made it to the top three at any of them. Four events were won by Maxim Burov, the brother of Ilya Burov, and he was leading the rankings, followed by four Chinese. Sun Jiaxu was ranked second, and Jia Zongyang third. Maxim Burov is also the 2021 world champion.

Qualification

A total of 25 aerialists qualified to compete at the games. For an athlete to compete they must have a minimum of 80.00 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 Freestyle Ski World Championships 2021. A country could enter a maximum of four athletes into the event.[2]

Results

Qualification 1

Rank Bib Order Name Country Score[3] Notes
1 4 5 Qi Guangpu  China 127.88 Q
2 3 14 Jia Zongyang  China 125.67 Q
3 7 15 Noé Roth  Switzerland 123.08 Q
4 9 24 Eric Loughran  United States 121.24 Q
5 13 7 Oleksandr Abramenko  Ukraine 120.36 Q
6 20 12 Christopher Lillis  United States 119.91 Q
7 10 3 Stanislav Nikitin  ROC 119.47
8 15 17 Justin Schoenefeld  United States 118.59
9 17 23 Ilya Burov  ROC 117.65
10 19 21 Stanislau Hladchenka  Belarus 115.49
11 14 6 Miha Fontaine  Canada 115.05
12 6 22 Wang Xindi  China 114.60
13 16 8 Émile Nadeau  Canada 112.83
14 5 11 Pirmin Werner  Switzerland 112.22
15 12 20 Sherzod Khashyrbayev  Kazakhstan 109.74
16 21 19 Maksim Gustik  Belarus 109.74
17 23 16 Lloyd Wallace  Great Britain 108.41
18 22 9 Pavel Dzik  Belarus 106.20
19 25 13 Lewis Irving  Canada 103.98
20 11 10 Nicolas Gygax  Switzerland 101.77
21 1 2 Maxim Burov  ROC 95.02
22 18 18 Oleksandr Okipniuk  Ukraine 92.76
23 2 4 Sun Jiaxu  China 85.40
24 8 1 Dmytro Kotovskyi  Ukraine 73.89

Qualification 2

Rank Bib Order Name Country Round 1 Round 2 Best[4] Notes
1 18 13 Oleksandr Okipniuk  Ukraine 92.76 125.00 125.00 Q
2 5 9 Pirmin Werner  Switzerland 112.22 123.45 123.45 Q
3 17 18 Ilya Burov  ROC 117.65 120.36 120.36 Q
4 10 3 Stanislav Nikitin  ROC 119.47 86.88 119.47 Q
5 15 12 Justin Schoenefeld  United States 118.59 105.88 118.59 Q
6 19 16 Stanislau Hladchenka  Belarus 115.49 107.69 115.49 Q
7 14 5 Miha Fontaine  Canada 115.05 107.69 115.05
8 6 17 Wang Xindi  China 114.60 98.19 114.60
9 8 1 Dmytro Kotovskyi  Ukraine 73.89 114.03 114.03
10 1 2 Maxim Burov  ROC 95.02 113.28 113.28
11 16 6 Émile Nadeau  Canada 112.83 102.26 112.83
12 2 4 Sun Jiaxu  China 85.40 110.86 110.86
13 12 15 Sherzod Khashyrbayev  Kazakhstan 109.74 69.23 109.74
14 21 14 Maksim Gustik  Belarus 109.74 97.20 109.74
15 23 11 Lloyd Wallace  Great Britain 108.41 71.94 108.41
16 22 7 Pavel Dzik  Belarus 106.20 81.45 106.20
17 25 10 Lewis Irving  Canada 103.98 80.99 103.98
18 11 8 Nicolas Gygax  Switzerland 101.77 103.62 103.62

Finals

Rank Bib Name Country Final 1 Final 2[5]
Jump 1 Jump 2 Best
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Qi Guangpu  China 125.22 114.48 125.22 129.00
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 13 Oleksandr Abramenko  Ukraine 123.53 113.57 123.53 116.50
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 17 Ilya Burov  ROC 109.05 129.50 129.50 114.93
4 5 Pirmin Werner  Switzerland 126.24 114.93 126.24 111.50
5 15 Justin Schoenefeld  United States 120.36 123.53 123.53 106.50
6 20 Christopher Lillis  United States 125.67 122.17 125.67 103.00
7 3 Jia Zongyang  China 123.45 88.69 123.45 did not advance
8 7 Noé Roth  Switzerland 122.13 110.41 122.13
9 18 Oleksandr Okipniuk  Ukraine 91.40 122.01 122.01
10 10 Stanislav Nikitin  ROC 117.26 119.00 119.00
11 19 Stanislau Hladchenka  Belarus 115.93 116.29 116.29
12 9 Eric Loughran  United States 111.95 90.50 111.95

References

  1. ^ Minji Seo (2021-06-16). "Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games Competition Schedule Version 9" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  2. ^ "Qualification System for Xxiv Olympic Winter Games, Beijing 2022 Freestyle Skiing" (PDF). International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. ^ Qualification 1 results
  4. ^ Qualification 2 results
  5. ^ Final 2 results