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

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.[2][3] 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.[4][5]

Women's ski cross
at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games
Freestyle skiing
VenueGenting Snow Park,
Zhangjiakou
Date17 February 2022
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
← 2018
2026 →

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

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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.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8]

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.[9] On 13 December 2022, the Court of Arbitration for Sport decided both competitors will be awarded duplicate bronze medals and share third place.[10]

Qualification

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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.[11]

Results

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Seeding run

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RankBibNameCountryTime[12]Difference
15Sandra Näslund Sweden1:15.21—
26Fanny Smith Switzerland1:17.06+1.85
38Daniela Maier Germany1:17.63+2.42
410Hannah Schmidt Canada1:18.07+2.86
51Marielle Thompson Canada1:18.16+2.95
618Lucrezia Fantelli Italy1:18.17+2.96
77Brittany Phelan Canada1:18.17+2.96
811Courtney Hoffos Canada1:18.28+3.07
913Talina Gantenbein Switzerland1:18.31+3.10
104Alexandra Edebo Sweden1:18.49+3.28
1114Sami Kennedy-Sim Australia1:19.14+3.93
1212Jole Galli Italy1:19.20+3.99
1322Saskja Lack Switzerland1:19.21+4.00
1416Ekaterina Maltseva ROC1:19.45+4.24
1521Natalia Sherina ROC1:19.49+4.28
163Jade Grillet-Aubert France1:19.54+4.33
1720Elizaveta Ponkratova ROC1:19.56+4.35
1815Andrea Limbacher Austria1:19.69+4.48
199Katrin Ofner Austria1:19.95+4.74
2024Johanna Holzmann Germany1:20.95+5.74
2123Christina Födermayr Austria1:21.02+5.81
2219Anastasia Chirtsova ROC1:21.53+6.32
2317Nikol Kučerová Czech Republic1:21.96+6.75
2425Ran Hongyan China1:25.85+10.64
2526Pu Rui China1:30.01+14.80
262Alizée Baron FranceDNS

Elimination round

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1/8 finals

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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Finals

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References

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  1. ↑ Minji Seo (2021-06-16). "Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games Competition Schedule Version 9" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  2. ↑ "Beijing Winter Olympics: Sweden's Sandra Naeslund wins women's ski cross final, takes home gold". wionews.com. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "Winter Olympics 2022: Sandra Naeslund claims skicross gold, ends Canada's reign". Fox News. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "10 months after Olympics, Smith, Maier both get skicross bronze". ESPN. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Smith, Maier both get bronze 10 months after Beijing Games". Seattle Sports. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Olympic Winter Games Beijing Women's Ski Cross Official Results". International Ski Federation (FIS). 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Dispute medal". News in Germany. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "Court of Arbitration for Sport Media Release" (PDF). 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "Qualification System for XXIV Olympic Winter Games, Beijing 2022 Freestyle Skiing" (PDF). International Ski Federation (FIS). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  12. ↑ Seeding results
  13. ↑ Brackets
  14. ↑ Final results
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