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

Women's ski cross
at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games
Freestyle skiing
VenueGenting Snow Park,
Zhangjiakou
Date17 February
Competitors25 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sandra Näslund  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marielle Thompson  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Daniela Maier  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fanny Smith  Switzerland
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The women's ski cross competition in freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 17 February, at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou.[1] Sandra Näslund of Sweden won the event, which was her first Olympic medal. Marielle Thompson of Canada, the 2014 champion, won the silver medal. The bronze medal was split between Fanny Smith of Switzerland and Daniela Maier of Germany following a Court of Arbitration of Sport decision on 13 December 2022 in regards to an interference call in the final.

The 2018 champion, Kelsey Serwa, retired from competitions. The silver medalist Brittany Phelan and the bronze medalist Fanny Smith qualified for the Olympics. At the 2021–22 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup, before the Olympics, Näslund won all events but one and consequently led the ranking, followed by Smith. Näslund was also the 2021 world champion, while Smith was the silver medalist.

Bronze medal controversy

Fanny Smith of Switzerland, the 2018 bronze medalist, initially crossed the line in third place and thought she had won the bronze medal. Daniela Maier of Germany finished fourth. However, following a 10-minute review by race judges, Smith was penalised for a clash with Maier, so at the awards ceremony on 17 February 2022, Maier was awarded the bronze.[2]

On 26 February 2022, after the end of the Olympic Games, following an appeal from Fanny Smith, the FIS Appeals Commission made the decision to overturn the FIS Jury decision.[3] As a result of winning the appeal, Smith was promoted to third place, while Maier officially finished in fourth place, which was reflected on the FIS website.[4]

FIS has no right to make a decision on the return and redistribution of medals, as this issue is in the exclusive competence of the IOC; therefore, in its decision, the FIS Appeals Commission did not mention any words about the medals and their redistribution, and the IOC has the last word on this issue.[5] On 13 December 2022, the Court of Arbitration for Sport decided both competitors will be awarded duplicate bronze medals and share third place.[6]

Qualification

Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

A total of 30 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.[7]

Results

Seeding run

Rank Bib Name Country Time[8] Difference
1 5 Sandra Näslund  Sweden 1:15.21 —
2 6 Fanny Smith  Switzerland 1:17.06 +1.85
3 8 Daniela Maier  Germany 1:17.63 +2.42
4 10 Hannah Schmidt  Canada 1:18.07 +2.86
5 1 Marielle Thompson  Canada 1:18.16 +2.95
6 18 Lucrezia Fantelli  Italy 1:18.17 +2.96
7 7 Brittany Phelan  Canada 1:18.17 +2.96
8 11 Courtney Hoffos  Canada 1:18.28 +3.07
9 13 Talina Gantenbein  Switzerland 1:18.31 +3.10
10 4 Alexandra Edebo  Sweden 1:18.49 +3.28
11 14 Sami Kennedy-Sim  Australia 1:19.14 +3.93
12 12 Jole Galli  Italy 1:19.20 +3.99
13 22 Saskja Lack  Switzerland 1:19.21 +4.00
14 16 Ekaterina Maltseva  ROC 1:19.45 +4.24
15 21 Natalia Sherina  ROC 1:19.49 +4.28
16 3 Jade Grillet-Aubert  France 1:19.54 +4.33
17 20 Elizaveta Ponkratova  ROC 1:19.56 +4.35
18 15 Andrea Limbacher  Austria 1:19.69 +4.48
19 9 Katrin Ofner  Austria 1:19.95 +4.74
20 24 Johanna Holzmann  Germany 1:20.95 +5.74
21 23 Christina Födermayr  Austria 1:21.02 +5.81
22 19 Anastasia Chirtsova  ROC 1:21.53 +6.32
23 17 Nikol Kučerová  Czech Republic 1:21.96 +6.75
24 25 Ran Hongyan  China 1:25.85 +10.64
25 26 Pu Rui  China 1:30.01 +14.80
26 2 Alizée Baron  France DNS

Elimination round

[9][10]

1/8 finals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Small final
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
5 7 Brittany Phelan  Canada
6 8 Courtney Hoffos  Canada
7 4 Hannah Schmidt  Canada
8 11 Sami Kennedy-Sim  Australia
Big final
Rank Bib Name Country Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 Sandra Näslund  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 Marielle Thompson  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2 Daniela Maier  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3 Fanny Smith  Switzerland

References

  1. ^ Minji Seo (2021-06-16). "Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games Competition Schedule Version 9" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  2. ^ "Swede Naeslund breaks Canada's dominance to win women's free ski cross gold at Beijing 2022". News.cn. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Change in 2022 Olympic Women's Ski Cross Results". International Ski Federation (FIS). 26 February 2022. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Olympic Winter Games Beijing Women's Ski Cross Official Results". International Ski Federation (FIS). 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Dispute medal". News in Germany. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Court of Arbitration for Sport Media Release" (PDF). 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Qualification System for XXIV Olympic Winter Games, Beijing 2022 Freestyle Skiing" (PDF). International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  8. ^ Seeding results
  9. ^ Brackets
  10. ^ Final results