| | Event type
Halfpipe, Women
| Date | 12 February 1998 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Kanbayashi Sports Park, Yamanouchi |
| Participants | 26 from 11 countries |
| Details | Gradient: 18° Length: 120 m Wall Height: 3.5 m Wall-to-Wall Width: 15 m |
Twenty-six women boarders competed in the qualifying round, with eight advancing to the final. Anita Schwaller (SUI) was the 1997 ISF and FIS Champion, but failed to make it to the final, placing only 11th in the qualifying round. The qualifying was led by Norway’s Stine Brun Kjeldaas, who was #1 in the World Cup rankings. In the final, American Shannon Dunn led after the first run, with Germany’s Nicola Thost, a former gymnast, in second. But on the second run, Dunn placed only seventh of the eighth finalists and dropped down to the bronze medal. Kjeldaas had been fourth in the first run of the final, but had the best score in the second round and moved up to a silver medal. But the gold was won by Thost, who was the most consistent, placing second in both runs of the final.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Qualifying Round 1 | Qualifying Round 2 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Nicola Thost |  GER | 30.6 (13) | 37.4 (1) | 74.6 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | – | Stine Brun Kjeldaas |  NOR | 37.6 (1) | – | 74.2 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | – | Shannon Dunn |  USA | 33.3 (7) | 36.6 (2) | 72.8 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | – | Cara-Beth Burnside | USA | 36.7 (2) | – | 72.6 (4) | |||
| 5 | – | Maëlle Ricker |  CAN | 34.4 (4) | – | 71.1 (5) | |||
| 6 | – | Minna Hesso |  FIN | 34.2 (5) | 35.1 (3) | 70.8 (6) | |||
| 7 | – | Jenny Jonsson |  SWE | 34.5 (3) | – | 65.9 (7) | |||
| 8 | – | Jennie Waara | SWE | 31.9 (10) | 34.5 (4) | 62.7 (8) | |||
| 9 | – | Nicola Pederzolli |  AUT | 31.5 (12) | 34.4 (5) | – | |||
| 10 | – | Tara Teigen | CAN | 32.9 (8) | 33.3 (6) | – | |||
| 11 | – | Anita Schwaller |  SUI | 32.0 (9) | 32.2 (7) | – | |||
| 12 | – | Doriane Vidal |  FRA | 27.2 (17) | 32.1 (8) | – | |||
| 13 | – | Satu Järvelä | FIN | 31.8 (11) | 32.0 (9) | – | |||
| 14 | – | Barrett Christy | USA | 30.3 (14) | 31.6 (10) | – | |||
| 15 | – | Sabine Wehr-Hasler | GER | 29.5 (15) | 30.5 (11) | – | |||
| 16 | – | Anne Molin Kongsgård | NOR | 29.3 (16) | 29.2 (12) | – | |||
| 17 | – | Ulrike Hölzl | AUT | 24.8 (21) | 29.1 (13) | – | |||
| 18 | – | Lori Glazier | CAN | 25.9 (19) | 26.9 (14) | – | |||
| 19 | – | Michele Taggart | USA | 26.1 (18) | 25.5 (15) | – | |||
| 20 | – | Yuri Yoshikawa |  JPN | 25.6 (20) | 24.9 (16) | – | |||
| 21 | – | Christel Thoresen | NOR | 24.3 (22) | 24.4 (17) | – | |||
| 22 | – | Kaori Takeyama | JPN | 23.5 (23) | 22.7 (=18) | – | |||
| 23 | – | Anna Hellman | SWE | 20.0 (26) | 22.7 (=18) | – | |||
| 24 | – | Alessandra Pescosta |  ITA | 22.8 (24) | 18.9 (20) | – | |||
| 25 | – | Natasza Zurek | CAN | 33.9 (6) | 11.6 (21) | – | |||
| 26 | – | Sandra Farmand | GER | 22.1 (25) | – ( | – |
Qualifying Round 1
| Date | 12 February 1998 — 9:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Format | Top four finishers advanced to final. | |
| Judge #1 (Standard Airs) | David Desa | CAN |
| Judge #2 (Rotations) | Jason Dow | USA |
| Judge #3 (Amplitude) | Steve Brown |  AUS |
| Judge #4 (Landings) | Toru Otsuki | JPN |
| Judge #5 (Technical Merit) | Ola Sundekvist | SWE |
| Pos | Ord | Competitor | NOC | Points | Judge #1 Score (Standard Airs) | Judge #2 Score (Rotations) | Judge #3 Score (Amplitude) | Judge #4 Score (Landings) | Judge #5 Score (Technical Merit) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Stine Brun Kjeldaas | NOR | 37.6 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.0 | ||
| 2 | 11 | Cara-Beth Burnside | USA | 36.7 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.4 | ||
| 3 | 13 | Jenny Jonsson | SWE | 34.5 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.5 | ||
| 4 | 25 | Maëlle Ricker | CAN | 34.4 | 7.7 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | ||
| 5 | 26 | Minna Hesso | FIN | 34.2 | 7.8 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.0 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Natasza Zurek | CAN | 33.9 | 4.9 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.1 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Shannon Dunn | USA | 33.3 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 7.8 | ||
| 8 | 18 | Tara Teigen | CAN | 32.9 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 6.8 | ||
| 9 | 22 | Anita Schwaller | SUI | 32.0 | 4.6 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.2 | ||
| 10 | 8 | Jennie Waara | SWE | 31.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 6.7 | ||
| 11 | 19 | Satu Järvelä | FIN | 31.8 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 6.5 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Nicola Pederzolli | AUT | 31.5 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 7.5 | 4.3 | 6.9 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Nicola Thost | GER | 30.6 | 6.7 | 4.3 | 8.2 | 5.0 | 6.4 | ||
| 14 | 12 | Barrett Christy | USA | 30.3 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 4.9 | 6.5 | ||
| 15 | 14 | Sabine Wehr-Hasler | GER | 29.5 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 6.1 | ||
| 16 | 15 | Anne Molin Kongsgård | NOR | 29.3 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.4 | ||
| 17 | 17 | Doriane Vidal | FRA | 27.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 7.2 | 4.9 | 6.2 | ||
| 18 | 24 | Michele Taggart | USA | 26.1 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 8.2 | 2.9 | 5.1 | ||
| 19 | 20 | Lori Glazier | CAN | 25.9 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 5.7 | ||
| 20 | 9 | Yuri Yoshikawa | JPN | 25.6 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 6.3 | ||
| 21 | 23 | Ulrike Hölzl | AUT | 24.8 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 3.8 | 5.7 | ||
| 22 | 2 | Christel Thoresen | NOR | 24.3 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 5.8 | ||
| 23 | 6 | Kaori Takeyama | JPN | 23.5 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.0 | ||
| 24 | 21 | Alessandra Pescosta | ITA | 22.8 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 5.4 | ||
| 25 | 7 | Sandra Farmand | GER | 22.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.1 | ||
| 26 | 10 | Anna Hellman | SWE | 20.0 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 5.2 |
Qualifying Round 2
| Date | 12 February 1998 — 11:10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Format | Top four finishers advanced to final. | |
| Judge #1 (Standard Airs) | David Desa | CAN |
| Judge #2 (Rotations) | Jason Dow | USA |
| Judge #3 (Amplitude) | Steve Brown | AUS |
| Judge #4 (Landings) | Toru Otsuki | JPN |
| Judge #5 (Technical Merit) | Ola Sundekvist | SWE |
| Pos | Ord | Competitor | NOC | Points | Judge #1 Score (Standard Airs) | Judge #2 Score (Rotations) | Judge #3 Score (Amplitude) | Judge #4 Score (Landings) | Judge #5 Score (Technical Merit) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Nicola Thost | GER | 37.4 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 8.6 | ||
| 2 | 20 | Shannon Dunn | USA | 36.6 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 8.9 | ||
| 3 | 22 | Minna Hesso | FIN | 35.1 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 8.1 | ||
| 4 | 17 | Jennie Waara | SWE | 34.5 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 7.8 | ||
| 5 | 15 | Nicola Pederzolli | AUT | 34.4 | 7.9 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 8.2 | ||
| 6 | 19 | Tara Teigen | CAN | 33.3 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 7.9 | ||
| 7 | 18 | Anita Schwaller | SUI | 32.2 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 7.4 | ||
| 8 | 10 | Doriane Vidal | FRA | 32.1 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 8.0 | ||
| 9 | 16 | Satu Järvelä | FIN | 32.0 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 7.6 | ||
| 10 | 13 | Barrett Christy | USA | 31.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 7.3 | ||
| 11 | 12 | Sabine Wehr-Hasler | GER | 30.5 | 7.4 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 7.5 | ||
| 12 | 11 | Anne Molin Kongsgård | NOR | 29.2 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 7.1 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Ulrike Hölzl | AUT | 29.1 | 6.3 | 4.2 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 6.6 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Lori Glazier | CAN | 26.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 6.5 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Michele Taggart | USA | 25.5 | 7.1 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 5.2 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Yuri Yoshikawa | JPN | 24.9 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 6.0 | ||
| 17 | 5 | Christel Thoresen | NOR | 24.4 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 6.3 | ||
| =18 | 4 | Kaori Takeyama | JPN | 22.7 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 5.8 | ||
| =18 | 1 | Anna Hellman | SWE | 22.7 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 5.4 | ||
| 20 | 3 | Alessandra Pescosta | ITA | 18.9 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 21 | 21 | Natasza Zurek | CAN | 11.6 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | Sandra Farmand | GER | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Final Round
| Date | 12 February 1998 | |
|---|---|---|
| Judge #1 (Standard Airs) | David Desa | CAN |
| Judge #2 (Rotations) | Jason Dow | USA |
| Judge #3 (Amplitude) | Steve Brown | AUS |
| Judge #4 (Landings) | Toru Otsuki | JPN |
| Judge #5 (Technical Merit) | Ola Sundekvist | SWE |
| Pos | Ord | Competitor | NOC | Points | Run #1 | Run #2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Nicola Thost | GER | 74.6 | 37.5 (2) | 37.1 (2) | ||
| 2 | 8 | Stine Brun Kjeldaas | NOR | 74.2 | 36.7 (4) | 37.5 (1) | ||
| 3 | 3 | Shannon Dunn | USA | 72.8 | 38.8 (1) | 34.0 (7) | ||
| 4 | 7 | Cara-Beth Burnside | USA | 72.6 | 36.1 (5) | 36.5 (3) | ||
| 5 | 5 | Maëlle Ricker | CAN | 71.1 | 36.8 (3) | 34.3 (5) | ||
| 6 | 2 | Minna Hesso | FIN | 70.8 | 34.8 (6) | 36.0 (4) | ||
| 7 | 6 | Jenny Jonsson | SWE | 65.9 | 31.8 (7) | 34.1 (6) | ||
| 8 | 1 | Jennie Waara | SWE | 62.7 | 30.9 (8) | 31.8 (8) |