Freestyle Skiing at the Winter Olympic Games 2018

[hckošice 14,834]

still by miles better than any Slovak halfpipe skier will ever perform and maybe she is not 100% healthy , is injured but wanted too much experience her Olympic dream...or just was quite scarred by the real size of the PyeongChang Halfpipe

[james89 847]

There's an article about her here: 

https://sports.yahoo.com/bad-american-skier-games-system-make-olympics-070235305.html

[NearPup 3,051]

8 minutes ago, hckosice said:

still by miles better than any Slovak halfpipe skier will ever perform and maybe she is not 100% healthy , is injured but wanted too much experience her Olympic dream...or just was quite scarred by the real size of the PyeongChang Halfpipe

No, this is just how she skis. Her strategy is to not fall to finish ahead of anyone who has two falls.

[hckošice 14,834]

10 minutes ago, Nate River said:

No, this is just how she skis. Her strategy is to not fall to finish ahead of anyone who has two falls.

 

ah ok, well, then it´s definitely weird

[Bohemia 1,411]

Ophélie David injured herself during a training session so she won't compete in women's skicross  https://www.lequipe.fr/Skicross/Actualites/Jo-2018-ophelie-david-se-blesse-gravement-au-genou-a-l-entrainement/877372 (sorry, couldn't find an article in English)

She's always been unlucky at the Winter Games...

How does it work though? Is there just gonna be one less athlete competing in the heats?

[dcro 10,210]

46 minutes ago, Nate River said:

Ya know what would have prevented her from qualifying? Allowing countries to send a maximum of 40 athletes rather than 30

 

But of course we can’t have that, would be a tragedy if Hungary couldn’t get the fifth realocation.

 

Indeed, it would be tragedy as I probably wouldn't have watched it. I mainly watched the qualification to see the Danish and the Hungarian skier...

 

And btw, half of the performances there were downright depressing, with many athletes not being able to get above halfpipe even if their life depends on it. Main problem seems to be in the event. Swaney was just smart.

Edited February 19, 2018 by dcro

[hckošice 14,834]

Women´s Halfpipe Finals Start List

 

Men´s Halfpipe Qualifications Start List

*Top 12 athletes (based on best run) will qualify for the Finals

[NearPup 3,051]

45 minutes ago, Bohemia said:

Ophélie David injured herself during a training session so she won't compete in women's skicross  https://www.lequipe.fr/Skicross/Actualites/Jo-2018-ophelie-david-se-blesse-gravement-au-genou-a-l-entrainement/877372 (sorry, couldn't find an article in English)

She's always been unlucky at the Winter Games...

How does it work though? Is there just gonna be one less athlete competing in the heats?

It’s too bad ski cross wasn’t at the Olympics in 2006 when David and Kraus where at the height of their dominance.

 

I believe if Framce has an alternare on site they can compete, otherwise there will just be one less athlete (we are already down to 26 from 32 due to declined quotas).

[heywoodu 15,141]

This women's halfpipe is not very....spectacular, is it? 

[heywoodu 15,141]

Of course, the first one to actually put down quite the run falls down