The men's halfpipe competition of the Vancouver 2010 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...

 was held at Cypress Mountain on February 17, 2010.

In each round of competition, each competitor performed two rides through the halfpipe. The highest-scoring run determined whether or not the competitor continued to the next round (or medaled, in the final round). In each round (except for the first run of the qualifying round) the order of performance was based on the inverse order of scoring (i.e., the competitor with the lowest score went first and so forth with the highest-scoring competitor going last).

The first round was the qualifying round, with 40 snowboarders divided into two heats. The top nine scorers from each heat advanced; the top three scorers went straight to the final round while the fourth- through ninthplace scorers went to a semifinal round.

The semifinal round consisted of twelve snowboarders. The top six from that group joined the six top scorers from the qualifying round for the finals.

In the final round, Shaun White

Shaun White

Shaun Roger White is an American professional snowboarder and skateboarder. He is a two-time Olympic gold medalist. He rides regular stance, twelve and negative three degrees on his board.-Early life:Shaun White is an Irish American...

 had already wrapped up the gold medal performance with his first run (none of the other competitors' second-run scores exceeded White's 46.8 score), but performed his second run anyway, successfully completing a double McTwist 1260 and improving on his initial score.

Qualification

Rank	Heat	Bib	Name	Country	Run 1	Run 2	Best	Notes
1	1	5	Shaun White Shaun White Shaun Roger White is an American professional snowboarder and skateboarder. He is a two-time Olympic gold medalist. He rides regular stance, twelve and negative three degrees on his board.-Early life:Shaun White is an Irish American...		45.8	10.8	45.8	QF
2	1	6	Ryō Aono Ryō Aono is a Japanese snowboarder who has six World Cup victories. He is set to compete for Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics in half-pipe.- References :...		33.2	43.1	43.1	QF
3	1	3	Louie Vito Louie Vito Louis "Louie" Vito is an American professional snowboarder.-Early life:Louis Vito was born in Columbus, Ohio and raised in Bellefontaine, growing up outside Mad River Mountain. He attended the Stratton Mountain School in Vermont and turned pro in 2005...		26.1	41.8	41.8	QF
4	1	16	Aluan Ricciardi		25.4	37.9	37.9	QS
5	1	1	Zeng Xiaoye Zeng Xiaoye -References:...		14.0	32.8	32.8	QS
6	1	7	Mathieu Crépel Mathieu Crépel Mathieu Crépel is a French professional snowboarder and World Champion based in Anglet, Northern Basque Country. Crépel rides regular stance...		32.6	2.5	32.6	QS
7	1	9	Ben Kilner Ben Kilner Ben Kilner is a professional snowboarder from Banchory, Scotland. He was a member of the British 2010 Winter Olympics Team and represented Britain in the Men's Halfpipe. His nickname is 'Kildog'.-External links:*...		21.5	32.1	32.1	QS
8	1	2	Gary Zebrowski		31.6	18.7	31.6	QS
9	1	14	Ben Mates Ben Mates Ben Mates is an Australian half-pipe snowboarder. He competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and placed 43rd and 36th in his qualification runs. He ranked 42nd out of 44 competitors and did not make the final....		28.3	29.6	29.6	QS
10	1	12	James Hamilton		5.2	28.0	28.0
11	1	4	Janne Korpi Janne Korpi Janne Korpi is a Finnish snowboarder and harness racing driver.He competed for Finland at the 2006 Winter Olympics and Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics....		26.5	15.6	26.5
12	1	10	Kim Ho-Jun		8.4	25.8	25.8
13	1	8	Markus Keller		13.6	20.4	20.4
14	1	15	Ståle Sandbech Ståle Sandbech Ståle Sandbech is a Norwegian snowboarder, from the town of Rykkinn in Bærum, Norway. He competes for the club BSK Snowboard, and Norges Toppidrettsgymnas of Geilo . He represented Norway at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, and was the youngest Norwegian to go to the Olympics in 82 years....		9.1	20.1	20.1
15	1	11	Rubén Verges		9.4	19.5	19.5
16	1	13	Roger S. Kleivdal Roger S. Kleivdal Roger S. Kleivdal is a Norwegian snowboarder who competes for the club NTG Geilo. He represented Norway at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.-References:...		15.7	18.4	18.4
17	1	19	Christian Haller		8.0	16.0	16.0
18	1	18	Dolf van der Wal		14.5	11.8	14.5
19	1	20	Michał Ligocki		10.8	11.1	11.1
20	1	17	Manuel Pietropoli		9.3	5.2	9.3
1	2	37	Peetu Piiroinen Peetu Piiroinen Peetu Piiroinen is a Finnish snowboarder.-Personal life:Living in Hyvinkää, Finland, with his home mountain being Sveitsin Hiihtokeskus, Peetu has been travelling the world competing since 1997....		44.0	45.1	45.1	QF
2	2	28	Kazuhiro Kokubo Kazuhiro Kokubo is a Japanese snowboarder, who competed at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.Kokubo was barred from the Olympic opening ceremony and criticized in February 2010 for his style of dress after he was seen wearing his Olympic team uniform with his shirt untucked, his trousers hanging low, and his tie...		42.1	42.5	42.5	QF
3	2	27	Iouri Podladtchikov		36.3	41.4	41.4	QF
4	2	34	Greg Bretz Greg Bretz Greg Bretz is an American snowboarder who has competed since 2004. His first and to date only World Cup victory was in Canada in the halfpipe event in 2008....		36.2	41.3	41.3	QS
5	2	36	Markku Koski Markku Koski Markku Koski is a professional snowboarder from Sievi, Finland. He is well known within the snowboarding community for his consistent showing in half-pipe competitions and for his video parts with Standard Films...		39.3	11.9	39.3	QS
6	2	38	Scotty Lago Scotty Lago Scotty Lago is an American snowboarder. He is the 2004 World quarterpipe champion and winner of a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics.-Career:...		39.0	28.4	39.0	QS
7	2	30	Kohei Kudo		3.2	37.1	37.1	QS
8	2	23	Markus Malin Markus Malin Markus Malin is a Finnish snowboarder. He competed for Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the halfpipe, finishing 11th. Malin won the bronze medal at a 2008-09 World Cup event at Stoneham Mountain Resort in the halfpipe. He also won bronze at the 2010 Canadian Open, a tune-up for the...		32.8	36.7	36.7	QS
9	2	26	Justin Lamoureux Justin Lamoureux Justin Lamoureux is a Canadian snowboarder, specializing in the halfpipe event.Lamoureux made his World Cup debut in December 1997 at Whistler, Canada...		12.6	35.4	35.4	QS
10	2	22	Arthur Longo		34.5	32.4	34.5
11	2	33	Christophe Schmidt		9.8	32.3	32.3
12	2	32	Scott James Scott James Scott James is an Australian snowboarder.James first competed on the international circuit as a 14-year-old at the 2008 Europa Cup in Saas Fee, Switzerland. Throughout the last two World Cup seasons, he has proven himself an up and coming star of the halfpipe, with consistently improving results...		7.6	28.2	28.2
13	2	24	Brad Martin Brad Martin (snowboarder) Brad Martin is a Canadian snowboarder who specializes in the halfpipe. Martin was born and resides in Hamilton, Ontario, currently in the west Hamilton area of Ancaster.-Career:...		11.2	27.5	27.5
14	2	29	Sergio Berger		7.3	26.2	26.2
15	2	25	Daisuke Murakami Daisuke Murakami (snowboarder) is a Japanese snowboarder who competes in the half-pipe event. He represented Japan at the 2002 Winter Olympics, where he placed 19th. He won the 2009–10 FIS Snowboard World Cup event in Kreischberg, Austria, his first career World Cup victory...		15.1	23.5	23.5
16	2	35	Tore Viken Holvik Tore Viken Holvik Tore Viken Holvik is a Norwegian snowboarder from Geilo.His greatest achievement is a third place in a February 2008 halfpipe event during the 2007-08 Snowboarding World Cup circuit. He has placed seven times among the top ten so far, in halfpipe and big air.-References:*...		23.1	19.6	23.1
17	2	21	Jeff Batchelor Jeff Batchelor Jeffrey Batchelor is a Canadian professional snowboarder who currently competes in snowboard competitions both nationally and internationally. Batchelor is a member of the Canadian National Halfpipe Team. Jeff trains at his home club in Blue Mountain, Ontario...		14.9	18.5	18.5
18	2	39	Mitchell Brown		18.4	15.2	18.4
19	2	31	Shi Wancheng Shi Wancheng - References :...		15.8	18.0	18.0
	2	40	Fredrik Austbø Fredrik Austbø Fredrik Austbø is a Norwegian snowboarder with the specialty of half-pipe. He competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and was once on an FIS World Cup podium. He is set to compete for Norway at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the Men's Halfpipe....		DNS	DNS	DNS

Semifinal

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Run 1	Run 2	Best	Notes
1	23	Markus Malin Markus Malin Markus Malin is a Finnish snowboarder. He competed for Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the halfpipe, finishing 11th. Malin won the bronze medal at a 2008-09 World Cup event at Stoneham Mountain Resort in the halfpipe. He also won bronze at the 2010 Canadian Open, a tune-up for the...		42.9	21.9	42.9	QF
2	34	Greg Bretz Greg Bretz Greg Bretz is an American snowboarder who has competed since 2004. His first and to date only World Cup victory was in Canada in the halfpipe event in 2008....		42.1	38.0	42.1	QF
3	38	Scotty Lago Scotty Lago Scotty Lago is an American snowboarder. He is the 2004 World quarterpipe champion and winner of a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics.-Career:...		41.3	16.2	41.3	QF
4	7	Mathieu Crépel Mathieu Crépel Mathieu Crépel is a French professional snowboarder and World Champion based in Anglet, Northern Basque Country. Crépel rides regular stance...		37.2	22.6	37.2	QF
5	36	Markku Koski Markku Koski Markku Koski is a professional snowboarder from Sievi, Finland. He is well known within the snowboarding community for his consistent showing in half-pipe competitions and for his video parts with Standard Films...		37.1	12.8	37.1	QF
6	26	Justin Lamoureux Justin Lamoureux Justin Lamoureux is a Canadian snowboarder, specializing in the halfpipe event.Lamoureux made his World Cup debut in December 1997 at Whistler, Canada...		36.2	20.2	36.2	QF
7	2	Gary Zebrowski		20.1	36.1	36.1
8	30	Kohei Kudo		30.6	33.5	33.5
9	16	Aluan Ricciardi		33.2	12.8	33.2
10	1	Zeng Xiaoye Zeng Xiaoye -References:...		32.9	16.2	32.9
11	14	Ben Mates Ben Mates Ben Mates is an Australian half-pipe snowboarder. He competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and placed 43rd and 36th in his qualification runs. He ranked 42nd out of 44 competitors and did not make the final....		3.6	27.5	27.5
12	9	Ben Kilner Ben Kilner Ben Kilner is a professional snowboarder from Banchory, Scotland. He was a member of the British 2010 Winter Olympics Team and represented Britain in the Men's Halfpipe. His nickname is 'Kildog'.-External links:*...		3.1	17.0	17.0

Final

Rank	Bib	Name	Country	Run 1	Run 2	Best	Notes
	5	Shaun White Shaun White Shaun Roger White is an American professional snowboarder and skateboarder. He is a two-time Olympic gold medalist. He rides regular stance, twelve and negative three degrees on his board.-Early life:Shaun White is an Irish American...		46.8	48.4	48.4
	37	Peetu Piiroinen Peetu Piiroinen Peetu Piiroinen is a Finnish snowboarder.-Personal life:Living in Hyvinkää, Finland, with his home mountain being Sveitsin Hiihtokeskus, Peetu has been travelling the world competing since 1997....		40.8	45.0	45.0
	38	Scotty Lago Scotty Lago Scotty Lago is an American snowboarder. He is the 2004 World quarterpipe champion and winner of a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics.-Career:...		42.8	17.5	42.8
	27	Iouri Podladtchikov		42.4	17.6	42.4
	3	Louie Vito Louie Vito Louis "Louie" Vito is an American professional snowboarder.-Early life:Louis Vito was born in Columbus, Ohio and raised in Bellefontaine, growing up outside Mad River Mountain. He attended the Stratton Mountain School in Vermont and turned pro in 2005...		39.1	39.4	39.4
	36	Markku Koski Markku Koski Markku Koski is a professional snowboarder from Sievi, Finland. He is well known within the snowboarding community for his consistent showing in half-pipe competitions and for his video parts with Standard Films...		36.4	25.0	36.4
	26	Justin Lamoureux Justin Lamoureux Justin Lamoureux is a Canadian snowboarder, specializing in the halfpipe event.Lamoureux made his World Cup debut in December 1997 at Whistler, Canada...		33.8	35.9	35.9
	28	Kazuhiro Kokubo Kazuhiro Kokubo is a Japanese snowboarder, who competed at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.Kokubo was barred from the Olympic opening ceremony and criticized in February 2010 for his style of dress after he was seen wearing his Olympic team uniform with his shirt untucked, his trousers hanging low, and his tie...		30.5	35.7	35.7
	6	Ryō Aono Ryō Aono is a Japanese snowboarder who has six World Cup victories. He is set to compete for Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics in half-pipe.- References :...		32.9	29.1	32.9
10	7	Mathieu Crépel Mathieu Crépel Mathieu Crépel is a French professional snowboarder and World Champion based in Anglet, Northern Basque Country. Crépel rides regular stance...		25.9	8.7	25.9
11	23	Markus Malin Markus Malin Markus Malin is a Finnish snowboarder. He competed for Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the halfpipe, finishing 11th. Malin won the bronze medal at a 2008-09 World Cup event at Stoneham Mountain Resort in the halfpipe. He also won bronze at the 2010 Canadian Open, a tune-up for the...		16.7	18.6	18.6
12	34	Greg Bretz Greg Bretz Greg Bretz is an American snowboarder who has competed since 2004. His first and to date only World Cup victory was in Canada in the halfpipe event in 2008....		18.3	13.0	18.3

External links

• 2010 Winter Olympics results: Men's Halfpipe (qual), from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-16.
• 2010 Winter Olympics results: Men's Halfpipe (semifinals), from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-16.
• 2010 Winter Olympics results: Men's Halfpipe (finals), from http://www.vancouver2010.com/; retrieved 2010-02-16.