Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's ski cross

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Men's ski cross
at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games
VenueGenting Snow Park,
Zhangjiakou
Date18 February
Competitors32 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ryan Regez  Switzerland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alex Fiva  Switzerland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sergey Ridzik  ROC
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The men's ski cross competition in freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics will be held on 18 February, at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou.[1] Ryan Regez of Switzerland won the event, and his compatriot Alex Fiva won the silver medal, the first Olympic medals for both of them. Sergey Ridzik, representing the Russian Olympic Committee, won the bronze medal, replicating his 2018 success.

The defending champion was Brady Leman. The silver medalist Marc Bischofberger did not qualify. At the 2021–22 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup, before the Olympics, Regez and Terence Tchiknavorian jointly led the ranking, with Bastien Midol third. Fiva was the 2021 world champion.

Qualification

A total of 32 ski cross athletes 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

Seeding run

Rank Bib Name Country Time[3] Difference
1 4 Alex Fiva  Switzerland 1:11.94
2 29 Igor Omelin  ROC 1:12.28 +0.34
3 24 Ryo Sugai  Japan 1:12.29 +0.35
4 14 Brady Leman  Canada 1:12.30 +0.36
5 1 Reece Howden  Canada 1:12.37 +0.43
6 25 Jared Schmidt  Canada 1:12.39 +0.45
7 13 Ryan Regez  Switzerland 1:12.44 +0.50
8 10 Simone Deromedis  Italy 1:12.48 +0.54
9 6 Bastien Midol  France 1:12.55 +0.61
10 3 Johannes Rohrweck  Austria 1:12.71 +0.77
11 9 François Place  France 1:12.83 +0.89
12 5 Terence Tchiknavorian  France 1:12.85 +0.91
13 2 David Mobärg  Sweden 1:12.97 +1.03
14 15 Erik Mobärg  Sweden 1:13.01 +1.07
15 8 Kevin Drury  Canada 1:13.11 +1.17
16 18 Jean-Frédéric Chapuis  France 1:13.20 +1.26
17 17 Daniel Bohnacker  Germany 1:13.21 +1.27
18 7 Florian Wilmsmann  Germany 1:13.22 +1.28
19 12 Tristan Takats  Austria 1:13.29 +1.35
20 32 Kirill Sysoev  ROC 1:13.36 +1.42
21 16 Joos Berry  Switzerland 1:13.43 +1.49
22 31 Satoshi Furuno  Japan 1:13.46 +1.52
23 11 Viktor Andersson  Sweden 1:13.49 +1.55
24 27 Tyler Wallasch  United States 1:13.55 +1.61
25 26 Adam Kappacher  Austria 1:13.58 +1.64
26 19 Tobias Müller  Germany 1:13.64 +1.70
27 20 Romain Detraz  Switzerland 1:13.69 +1.75
28 30 Elliott Baralo  Sweden 1:13.82 +1.88
29 21 Sergey Ridzik  ROC 1:13.95 +2.01
30 23 Robert Winkler  Austria 1:14.05 +2.11
31 28 Oliver Davies  Great Britain 1:14.84 +2.90
32 22 Niklas Bachsleitner  Germany 1:17.53 +5.59

Elimination round

[4][5]

1/8 finals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Small final
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
5 8 Simone Deromedis  Italy
6 4 Brady Leman  Canada
7 10 Johannes Rohrweck  Austria
8 11 François Place  France
Big final
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 Ryan Regez  Switzerland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1 Alex Fiva  Switzerland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 29 Sergey Ridzik  ROC
4 14 Erik Mobärg  Sweden

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. ^ Seeding results
  4. ^ Brackets
  5. ^ Final results