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Moguls, Men

Date10 February 2014
StatusOlympic
LocationEkstrim-Park Rosa Khutor, Krasnaya Polyana
Participants29 from 11 countries
DetailsCourse Width: 19 m
Gate Width: 10 m
Gradient: 28°
Length: 247 m
Start Elevation: ?
Vertical Drop: ?

The defending champion was Canadian Alexandre Bilodeau who had won the dual moguls World Championship in 2009, 2011, and 2013, and was runner-up in the moguls in 2011 and 2013. He was favored again in Sochi but no freestyler skiier had ever defended an Olympic gold medal. His biggest competition was expected to come from his teammate, Mikael Kingsbury, who was the 2013 World Champion in moguls, had been the bronze medalist at the 2011 Worlds, and was the silver medalist behind Bilodeau in dual moguls in 2011 and 2013.

In the final round Bilodeau struggled on his first run and was fortunate to qualify for the second run. The leader was Russian Aleksandr Smyshlyayev. Canadians were 2-3-4 on the first run, with Kingsbury third, but Bilodeau finished only eighth. On the second run of the finals Canada was 1-2-3 this time, led by Kingsbury, followed by Marc-Antoine Gagnon, and then Bilodeau and Smyshlyayev. The final medal run consisted of the top six competitors from the second run, with Kazakh Dmitry Reykherd and American Patrick Deneen filling out the field. The medal run was an easy victory for Bilodeau, who led silver medalist Kingsbury by 1.6 points, with Smyshlyayev getting bronze, and Gagnon just missing the podium. With his victory Bilodeau became the first freestyler to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals.

PosCompetitorNOCQualifying Round 1Qualifying Round 2Final Round 1Final Round 2Final Round 3
1Alex BilodeauCAN24.70 (1)22.49 (8)23.89 (3)26.31 (1)Gold
2Mikaël KingsburyCAN23.81 (2)24.31 (3)24.54 (1)24.71 (2)Silver
3Aleksandr SmyshlyayevRUS23.52 (3)24.37 (1)23.85 (4)24.34 (3)Bronze
4Marc-Antoine GagnonCAN22.90 (5)23.45 (4)24.16 (2)23.35 (4)
5Dmitry ReykherdKAZ21.86 (7)23.10 (5)23.48 (5)22.80 (5)
6Patrick DeneenUSA10.36 (25)22.38 (1)22.27 (9)23.32 (6)22.16 (6)
7Matt GrahamAUS21.53 (10)22.49 (7)23.31 (7)
8Ben CavetFRA– (DNF)20.12 (9)22.97 (6)22.46 (8)
9Philippe MarquisCAN22.43 (6)24.32 (2)22.25 (9)
10Pasha KolmakovKAZ21.40 (11)21.70 (4)21.82 (11)20.03 (10)
11Per SpettSWE20.24 (17)20.11 (10)21.81 (12)13.47 (11)
12Choi Jae-UKOR20.56 (15)21.90 (2)22.11 (10)– (DNF)
13Brodie SummersAUS21.56 (9)21.78 (13)
14Nobuyuki NishiJPN20.67 (13)20.41 (8)21.73 (14)
15Sho EndoJPN23.38 (4)21.73 (15)
16Aleksey PavlenkoRUS20.78 (12)20.96 (6)21.66 (16)
17Andrey VolkovRUS20.04 (18)21.19 (5)21.64 (17)
18Jimi SalonenFIN19.64 (20)21.85 (3)20.75 (18)
19Ludvig FjällströmSWE20.38 (16)20.50 (7)19.83 (19)
20Brad WilsonUSA21.68 (8)9.90 (20)
21Giacomo MatizITA20.61 (14)19.10 (11)
22Arttu KiramoFIN9.09 (26)18.73 (12)
23Anthony BennaFRA18.46 (22)16.92 (13)
24Sam HallAUS18.79 (21)11.50 (14)
25Dale Begg-SmithAUS19.74 (19)9.65 (15)
26Dmitry BarmashovKAZ– (DNF)5.21 (16)
27Jussi PenttalaFIN17.99 (23)– (DNF)
28Sergey VolkovRUS10.77 (24)– (DNF)
DNFVille MiettunenFIN– (DNF)– (DNS)

Qualifying Round 1

Date10 February 2014 — 18:00
FormatTop 10 finishers advanced to final 1.
Judge #1 (Turns)William McNiceUSA
Judge #2 (Turns)Olivier GrangeFRA
Judge #3 (Turns)Oksana KushchenkoRUS
Judge #4 (Turns)Zoe JaboorAUS
Judge #5 (Turns)Hanka KalužíkováCZE
Judge #6 (Air)Petri AnttilaFIN
Judge #7 (Air)Helene HouseCAN
PosCompetitorNOCPointsTurns PointsAir PointsTime PointsTime
1Alex BilodeauCAN24.7012.85.706.2025.03Q
2Mikaël KingsburyCAN23.8112.55.455.8625.75Q
3Aleksandr SmyshlyayevRUS23.5212.54.846.1825.07Q
4Sho EndoJPN23.3812.05.266.1225.19Q
5Marc-Antoine GagnonCAN22.9011.65.306.0025.44Q
6Philippe MarquisCAN22.4311.25.325.9125.65Q
7Dmitry ReykherdKAZ21.8611.64.026.2424.93Q
8Brad WilsonUSA21.6810.93.816.9723.39Q
9Brodie SummersAUS21.5610.84.895.8725.73Q
10Matt GrahamAUS21.5310.24.826.5124.36Q
11Pasha KolmakovKAZ21.4011.04.535.8725.73
12Aleksey PavlenkoRUS20.7810.24.316.2724.88
13Nobuyuki NishiJPN20.6710.63.856.2224.98
14Giacomo MatizITA20.6110.74.405.5126.48
15Choi Jae-UKOR20.569.05.166.4024.61
16Ludvig FjällströmSWE20.3810.24.605.5826.33
17Per SpettSWE20.249.05.056.1925.05
18Andrey VolkovRUS20.0410.23.905.9425.58
19Dale Begg-SmithAUS19.749.73.866.1825.06
20Jimi SalonenFIN19.648.94.316.4324.53
21Sam HallAUS18.798.73.656.4424.52
22Anthony BennaFRA18.468.83.056.6124.15
23Jussi PenttalaFIN17.997.54.216.2824.86
24Sergey VolkovRUS10.773.62.204.9727.64
25Patrick DeneenUSA10.361.12.416.8523.64
26Arttu KiramoFIN9.091.22.715.1827.18
DNFDmitry BarmashovKAZ
DNFVille MiettunenFIN
DNFBen CavetFRA

Qualifying Round 2

Date10 February 2014 — 18:50
FormatTop 10 finishers advanced to final 1.
Judge #1 (Turns)William McNiceUSA
Judge #2 (Turns)Olivier GrangeFRA
Judge #3 (Turns)Oksana KushchenkoRUS
Judge #4 (Turns)Zoe JaboorAUS
Judge #5 (Turns)Hanka KalužíkováCZE
Judge #6 (Air)Petri AnttilaFIN
Judge #7 (Air)Helene HouseCAN
PosCompetitorNOCPointsTurns PointsAir PointsTime PointsTime
1Patrick DeneenUSA22.3811.54.536.3524.71Q
2Choi Jae-UKOR21.9010.95.305.7026.08Q
3Jimi SalonenFIN21.8510.94.866.0925.26Q
4Pasha KolmakovKAZ21.7011.54.345.8625.75Q
5Andrey VolkovRUS21.1910.64.586.0125.43Q
6Aleksey PavlenkoRUS20.9611.04.045.9225.61Q
7Ludvig FjällströmSWE20.509.94.606.0025.44Q
8Nobuyuki NishiJPN20.4111.03.655.7625.96Q
9Ben CavetFRA20.129.44.686.0425.37Q
10Per SpettSWE20.119.44.885.8325.81Q
11Giacomo MatizITA19.109.73.965.4426.64
12Arttu KiramoFIN18.739.13.975.6626.17
13Anthony BennaFRA16.926.73.656.5724.24
14Sam HallAUS11.503.43.095.0127.54
15Dale Begg-SmithAUS9.652.32.744.6128.39
16Dmitry BarmashovKAZ5.210.32.412.5032.87
DNFJussi PenttalaFIN
DNFSergey VolkovRUS
DNSVille MiettunenFIN

Final Round 1

Date10 February 2014 — 22:00
FormatTop 12 finishers advanced to final 2.
Judge #1 (Turns)William McNiceUSA
Judge #2 (Turns)Olivier GrangeFRA
Judge #3 (Turns)Oksana KushchenkoRUS
Judge #4 (Turns)Zoe JaboorAUS
Judge #5 (Turns)Hanka KalužíkováCZE
Judge #6 (Air)Petri AnttilaFIN
Judge #7 (Air)Helene HouseCAN
PosCompetitorNOCPointsTurns PointsAir PointsTime PointsTime
1Aleksandr SmyshlyayevRUS24.3712.75.526.1525.14Q
2Philippe MarquisCAN24.3212.45.516.4124.58Q
3Mikaël KingsburyCAN24.3112.46.325.5926.32Q
4Marc-Antoine GagnonCAN23.4511.85.815.8425.79Q
5Dmitry ReykherdKAZ23.1012.14.896.1125.21Q
6Ben CavetFRA22.9711.55.665.8125.85Q
7Matt GrahamAUS22.4911.44.816.2824.85Q
8Alex BilodeauCAN22.4911.05.176.3224.78Q
9Patrick DeneenUSA22.2711.64.306.3724.67Q
10Choi Jae-UKOR22.1110.65.436.0825.27Q
11Pasha KolmakovKAZ21.8211.04.756.0725.30Q
12Per SpettSWE21.8110.94.786.1325.17Q
13Brodie SummersAUS21.7811.44.515.8725.73
14Nobuyuki NishiJPN21.7311.43.996.3424.73
15Sho EndoJPN21.7310.65.175.9625.53
16Aleksey PavlenkoRUS21.6610.84.606.2624.90
17Andrey VolkovRUS21.6411.44.585.6626.17
18Jimi SalonenFIN20.759.54.936.3224.77
19Ludvig FjällströmSWE19.839.54.266.0725.30
20Brad WilsonUSA9.901.52.116.2924.83

Final Round 2

Date10 February 2014 — 22:35
FormatTop 6 finishers advanced to final 3.
Judge #1 (Turns)William McNiceUSA
Judge #2 (Turns)Olivier GrangeFRA
Judge #3 (Turns)Oksana KushchenkoRUS
Judge #4 (Turns)Zoe JaboorAUS
Judge #5 (Turns)Hanka KalužíkováCZE
Judge #6 (Air)Petri AnttilaFIN
Judge #7 (Air)Helene HouseCAN
PosCompetitorNOCPointsTurns PointsAir PointsTime PointsTime
1Mikaël KingsburyCAN24.5412.56.475.5726.37Q
2Marc-Antoine GagnonCAN24.1612.26.045.9225.61Q
3Alex BilodeauCAN23.8912.25.915.7825.91Q
4Aleksandr SmyshlyayevRUS23.8512.65.146.1125.22Q
5Dmitry ReykherdKAZ23.4812.24.936.3524.71Q
6Patrick DeneenUSA23.3211.74.946.6824.00Q
7Matt GrahamAUS23.3112.15.046.1725.08
8Ben CavetFRA22.4611.05.875.5926.31
9Philippe MarquisCAN22.2510.15.506.6524.07
10Pasha KolmakovKAZ20.0310.73.465.8725.73
11Per SpettSWE13.473.54.885.0927.39
DNFChoi Jae-UKOR

Final Round 3

Date10 February 2014 — 23:10
Judge #1 (Turns)William McNiceUSA
Judge #2 (Turns)Olivier GrangeFRA
Judge #3 (Turns)Oksana KushchenkoRUS
Judge #4 (Turns)Zoe JaboorAUS
Judge #5 (Turns)Hanka KalužíkováCZE
Judge #6 (Air)Petri AnttilaFIN
Judge #7 (Air)Helene HouseCAN
PosCompetitorNOCPointsTurns PointsAir PointsTime PointsTime
1Alex BilodeauCAN26.3113.16.916.3024.81
2Mikaël KingsburyCAN24.7112.06.626.0925.25
3Aleksandr SmyshlyayevRUS24.3412.45.706.2424.94
4Marc-Antoine GagnonCAN23.3511.55.905.9525.56
5Dmitry ReykherdKAZ22.8011.44.826.5824.21
6Patrick DeneenUSA22.1611.04.406.7623.83