Freestyle skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Men's aerials
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The men's aerials event in freestyle skiing
at the 2010 Winter Olympics
in Vancouver
, Canada
took place on 22 February for the qualification round. The final was held on 25 February. Both events were held at the Cypress Bowl Ski Area in Cypress Provincial Park
, West Vancouver
, British Columbia
.
Freestyle skiing
Freestyle skiing is form of skiing which used to encompass two disciplines: aerials, and moguls. Except the two disciplines mentioned earlier Freestyle Skiing now consists of Skicross, Half Pipe and Slope Style...
at the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
in Vancouver
Vancouver
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, Canada
Canada
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took place on 22 February for the qualification round. The final was held on 25 February. Both events were held at the Cypress Bowl Ski Area in Cypress Provincial Park
Cypress Provincial Park
Cypress Provincial Park is a Provincial Park on the North Shore of Metro Vancouver, British Columbia. The park has two sections: a 21 km² southern section which is accessible by road, and a 9 km² northern section which is only accessible by hiking trails...
, West Vancouver
West Vancouver, British Columbia
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, British Columbia
British Columbia
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.
Qualification
The following are the results of the qualification.| Rank | Bib | |Name | Country | Jump 1 | Rank | Jump 2 | Rank | Total | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jia Zongyang Jia Zongyang Jia Zongyang is a Chinese aerial skier with two World Cup victories. He is set to compete for his nation at the 2010 Winter Olympics.- References :... |
120.80 | 7 | 121.72 | 3 | 242.52 | Q | |
| 2 | 28 | Ryan St. Onge Ryan St. Onge Ryan St. Onge is an American freestyle skier who has competed since 1997. He won a gold medal in the aerials event at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2009 in Inawashiro.... |
122.57 | 6 | 118.10 | 6 | 240.67 | Q | |
| 3 | 18 | Thomas Lambert Thomas Lambert Thomas Lambert is a Swiss freestyle skier. He was born in Mettmenstetten. He participated at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, where he placed 14th in aearials, and at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, where he placed 12th in aerials.... |
114.58 | 11 | 123.75 | 1 | 238.33 | Q | |
| 4 | 17 | Dmitri Dashinski | 115.93 | 10 | 122.40 | 2 | 238.33 | Q | |
| 5 | 13 | Jeret Peterson Jeret Peterson Jeret "Speedy" Peterson was an American World Cup aerial skier from Boise, Idaho, skiing out of Bogus Basin. A three-time Olympian, he won the silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Peterson was found dead in Lambs Canyon, Utah on July 25, 2011... |
119.47 | 8 | 117.87 | 7 | 237.34 | Q | |
| 6 | 8 | Warren Shouldice Warren Shouldice Warren Shouldice is a Canadian freestyle skier. Over his career, Shouldice has earned twelve podium finishes at World Cup events. His best result came in 2011, when he won the World Championships in Deer Valley Utah... |
122.79 | 5 | 113.14 | 10 | 235.93 | Q | |
| 7 | 10 | Aleksei Grishin Aleksei Grishin Aleksei Grishin is a Belarusian freestyle skier. Grishin won Belarus's only medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics, a bronze in men's aerials. He competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics as well, winning the first ever winter Olympic gold medal for his country.-References:... |
123.01 | 4 | 111.26 | 12 | 234.27 | Q | |
| 8 | 9 | Steve Omischl Steve Omischl Steve Omischl is a Canadian freestyle skier.Omischl competes in aerials, and made his World Cup debut in December 1999, finishing with a silver medal at an event in Blackcomb... |
116.15 | 9 | 117.73 | 8 | 233.88 | Q | |
| 9 | 11 | Kyle Nissen Kyle Nissen Kyle Nissen is a Canadian freestyle skier.Nissen competes in aerials, and made his World Cup debut in December 1999. He made his first World Cup podium later that season, winning an event in Heavenly, California.... |
123.75 | 3 | 109.96 | 14 | 233.71 | Q | |
| 10 | 2 | Qi Guangpu Qi Guangpu Qi Guangpu is a Chinese aerial skier who competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He won a silver medal at the 2011 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships.- References :... |
108.60 | 14 | 121.68 | 4 | 230.28 | Q | |
| 11 | 6 | Liu Zhongqing Liu Zhongqing Liu Zhongqing is a Chinese aerial skier. He won a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the aerials.-External links:* , from http://www.vancouver2010.com; retrieved 2010-02-25.... |
124.78 | 2 | 104.89 | 17 | 229.67 | Q | |
| 12 | 5 | Timofei Slivets | 110.63 | 13 | 111.28 | 11 | 221.91 | Q | |
| 13 | 15 | David Morris David Morris (Australian aerial skier) David John Morris was born on the 31st of August 1984 in Melbourne, Australia. He is an Australian Aerial/Freestyle Skier. He is currently the only male on the Australian Aerial Skiing Team, and therefore ranked #1 in Australia... |
105.09 | 16 | 115.93 | 9 | 221.02 | ||
| 14 | 22 | Andreas Isoz | 103.76 | 17 | 110.42 | 13 | 214.18 | ||
| 15 | 1 | Anton Kushnir Anton Kushnir Anton Syarhyeyevich Kushnir is a Belarussian aerial skier who competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Olympics. He has five World Cup victories. Kushnir won a bronze medal at the 2011 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships.He is of Ukrainian origin.- References :... |
125.89 | 1 | 88.01 | 21 | 213.90 | ||
| 16 | 19 | Christian Haechler | 106.64 | 15 | 100.61 | 20 | 207.25 | ||
| 17 | 32 | Matt DePeters Matt DePeters Matt DePeters is an American freestyle skier who has competed since 2006. His best World Cup finish was 15th in an aerials event at Deer Valley, Utah in January 2010. He grew up skiing for the Buffalo Ski Club Freestyle Team.... |
101.84 | 18 | 100.64 | 19 | 202.48 | ||
| 18 | 4 | Renato Ulrich | 81.86 | 23 | 118.55 | 5 | 200.41 | ||
| 19 | 20 | Stanislav Kravchuk | 90.93 | 19 | 106.46 | 15 | 197.39 | ||
| 20 | 24 | Dmitry Marushchak Dmitry Marushchak Dmitry Marushchak is a Russian freestyle skier who specializes in the aerials discipline.-External links:... |
88.50 | 20 | 106.46 | 15 | 194.96 | ||
| 21 | 23 | Han Xiaopeng Han Xiaopeng Han Xiaopeng is a freestyle skier who competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and won gold in the men's aerials event. In this discipline he also won the World Championships in 2007. Despite these great achievements, he has yet to win a World Cup competition... |
111.95 | 12 | 80.57 | 24 | 192.52 | ||
| 22 | 29 | Enver Ablaev | 88.08 | 21 | 101.33 | 12 | 189.41 | ||
| 23 | 31 | Scotty Bahrke Scotty Bahrke Scotty Bahrke is an American freestyle skier specializing in aerial skiing. He is a member of the US ski team, and participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Bahrke was not originally named to the Olympic team, but was added to the team five days before the men's aerials event to... |
82.52 | 22 | 86.20 | 22 | 168.72 | ||
| 24 | 30 | Oleksandr Abramenko | 80.53 | 24 | 82.03 | 23 | 162.56 | ||
| 27 | Yury Shapkin | DNS |
Final
The following are the results of the final.| Rank | Bib | |Name | Country | Jump 1 | Rank | Jump 2 | Rank | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Aleksei Grishin Aleksei Grishin Aleksei Grishin is a Belarusian freestyle skier. Grishin won Belarus's only medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics, a bronze in men's aerials. He competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics as well, winning the first ever winter Olympic gold medal for his country.-References:... |
120.58 | 2 | 127.83 | 4 | 248.41 | ||
| 13 | Jeret Peterson Jeret Peterson Jeret "Speedy" Peterson was an American World Cup aerial skier from Boise, Idaho, skiing out of Bogus Basin. A three-time Olympian, he won the silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Peterson was found dead in Lambs Canyon, Utah on July 25, 2011... |
118.59 | 5 | 128.62 | 3 | 247.21 | ||
| 6 | Liu Zhongqing Liu Zhongqing Liu Zhongqing is a Chinese aerial skier. He won a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the aerials.-External links:* , from http://www.vancouver2010.com; retrieved 2010-02-25.... |
119.91 | 3 | 122.62 | 6 | 242.53 | ||
| 28 | Ryan St. Onge Ryan St. Onge Ryan St. Onge is an American freestyle skier who has competed since 1997. He won a gold medal in the aerials event at the FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships 2009 in Inawashiro.... |
115.27 | 8 | 124.66 | 5 | 239.93 | ||
| 11 | Kyle Nissen Kyle Nissen Kyle Nissen is a Canadian freestyle skier.Nissen competes in aerials, and made his World Cup debut in December 1999. He made his first World Cup podium later that season, winning an event in Heavenly, California.... |
126.92 | 1 | 112.39 | 11 | 239.31 | ||
| 3 | Jia Zongyang Jia Zongyang Jia Zongyang is a Chinese aerial skier with two World Cup victories. He is set to compete for his nation at the 2010 Winter Olympics.- References :... |
119.47 | 4 | 118.10 | 9 | 237.57 | ||
| 2 | Qi Guangpu Qi Guangpu Qi Guangpu is a Chinese aerial skier who competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He won a silver medal at the 2011 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships.- References :... |
115.38 | 7 | 119.47 | 8 | 234.85 | ||
| 9 | Steve Omischl Steve Omischl Steve Omischl is a Canadian freestyle skier.Omischl competes in aerials, and made his World Cup debut in December 1999, finishing with a silver medal at an event in Blackcomb... |
112.39 | 9 | 121.27 | 7 | 233.66 | ||
| 5 | Timofei Slivets | 115.84 | 6 | 109.74 | 12 | 225.58 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Warren Shouldice Warren Shouldice Warren Shouldice is a Canadian freestyle skier. Over his career, Shouldice has earned twelve podium finishes at World Cup events. His best result came in 2011, when he won the World Championships in Deer Valley Utah... |
94.03 | 10 | 129.27 | 1 | 223.30 | |
| 11 | 17 | Dmitri Dashinski | 86.95 | 12 | 128.73 | 2 | 215.68 | |
| 12 | 18 | Thomas Lambert Thomas Lambert Thomas Lambert is a Swiss freestyle skier. He was born in Mettmenstetten. He participated at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, where he placed 14th in aearials, and at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, where he placed 12th in aerials.... |
93.66 | 11 | 117.24 | 10 | 210.90 |