Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's moguls

The women's moguls competition in freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 3 February (qualification) and 6 February (final), at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou.[1] Jakara Anthony of Australia won the event, with Jaelin Kauf of the United States taking silver and Anastasia Smirnova, representing the Russian Olympic Committee, bronze. For all of them this is the first Olympic medal. Anthony's medal is the first Olympic medal for Australia in women's moguls.

Women's moguls
at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games
VenueGenting Snow Park,
Zhangjiakou
Date3, 6 February
Competitors30 from 11 nations
Winning points83.09
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jakara Anthony  Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jaelin Kauf  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anastasia Smirnova  ROC
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The defending champion was Perrine Laffont. The silver medalist, who is also the 2014 Olympic champion, Justine Dufour-Lapointe, also qualified for the Olympics, as well as the bronze medalist, Yuliya Galysheva. At the 2021–22 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup, before the Olympics Anri Kawamura led the ranking, followed by Laffont and Jakara Anthony. Laffont is also the 2021 world champion, with Galysheva and Anastasia Smirnova being the silver and the bronze medalist, respectively.

In the final, Anthony won with the season's best of 83.09 points. Kauf showed the fastest run, but lost to Anthony in air and turns. Smirnova became third, ahead of Laffont, Kawamura, and Olivia Giaccio.

Qualification edit

A total of 30 moguls 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.[2]

Results edit

Qualifications edit

Qualifying 1 edit

In the first qualifying round, the ten best athletes directly qualified for the final. The bottom twenty athletes go on to compete in the second qualification round.[3]

Rank Bib Order Name Country Time Score Total Notes
Turns Air Time
1 3 22 Jakara Anthony   Australia 27.96 50.0 17.26 16.49 83.75 QF
2 2 29 Perrine Laffont   France 27.81 48.4 16.05 16.66 81.11 QF
3 14 18 Jaelin Kauf   United States 26.97 47.9 13.64 17.61 79.15 QF
4 4 8 Olivia Giaccio   United States 29.56 48.0 15.42 14.69 78.11 QF
5 1 10 Anri Kawamura   Japan 28.33 49.8 10.49 16.07 76.36 QF
6 8 5 Junko Hoshino   Japan 28.53 46.9 12.63 15.85 75.38 QF
7 9 12 Hannah Soar   United States 29.25 45.0 14.49 15.04 74.53 QF
8 17 1 Anastasia Smirnova   ROC 28.84 45.7 11.81 15.50 73.01 QF
9 10 7 Britteny Cox   Australia 29.86 44.4 13.51 14.35 72.26 QF
10 13 17 Justine Dufour-Lapointe   Canada 29.29 45.8 10.66 14.99 71.45 QF
11 12 11 Chloé Dufour-Lapointe   Canada 28.85 43.5 11.32 15.49 70.31
12 19 14 Makayla Gerken Schofield   Great Britain 29.13 42.9 12.11 15.17 70.18
13 18 20 Sophie Ash   Australia 30.39 45.0 10.61 13.75 69.36
14 16 13 Sofiane Gagnon   Canada 28.61 40.8 11.91 15.76 68.47
15 5 3 Kisara Sumiyoshi   Japan 30.25 44.6 9.63 13.91 68.14
16 20 24 Ayaulym Amrenova   Kazakhstan 29.97 42.3 10.29 14.23 66.82
17 27 15 Polina Chudinova   ROC 29.94 40.7 11.81 14.26 66.77
18 6 26 Hinako Tomitaka   Japan 30.01 41.5 9.40 14.18 65.08
19 24 21 Li Nan   China 31.76 40.2 10.91 12.21 63.32
20 21 2 Camille Cabrol   France 30.61 40.2 9.27 13.50 62.97
21 25 28 Sabrina Cass   Brazil 32.13 40.7 9.71 11.79 62.20
22 29 23 Anastasiia Pervushina   ROC 32.57 39.7 8.97 11.30 59.97
23 28 16 Olessya Graur   Kazakhstan 33.29 33.6 13.09 10.49 57.18
24 26 19 Katharina Ramsauer   Austria 31.94 35.4 8.77 12.01 56.18
25 30 6 Viktoriia Lazarenko   ROC 32.57 8.0 10.35 11.30 29.65
15 30 Anastassiya Gorodko   Kazakhstan Did Not Finish
22 9 Taylah O'Neill   Australia
23 27 Leonie Gerken Schofield   Great Britain
7 4 Kai Owens   United States Did Not Start
11 25 Yuliya Galysheva   Kazakhstan

Qualifying 2 edit

In the second qualifying round, the ten best athletes qualify for the final based on that athletes best score from either the athlete's first or second qualifying run. The bottom ten athletes are eliminated.[4][5]

Rank Bib Order Name Country Qual 1 Time Score Total Best Notes
Turns Air Time
1 16 7 Sofiane Gagnon   Canada 68.47 28.39 46.0 13.62 16.01 75.63 75.63 QF
2 5 2 Kisara Sumiyoshi   Japan 68.14 28.50 44.8 11.90 15.88 72.58 72.58 QF
3 18 12 Sophie Ash   Australia 69.36 30.12 45.3 12.84 14.06 72.20 72.20 QF
4 6 17 Hinako Tomitaka   Japan 65.08 29.57 45.2 12.05 14.68 71.93 71.93 QF
5 27 9 Polina Chudinova   ROC 66.77 29.10 43.1 12.62 15.21 70.93 70.93 QF
6 12 6 Chloé Dufour-Lapointe   Canada 70.31 28.77 44.8 10.07 15.58 70.45 70.45 QF
7 19 8 Makayla Gerken Schofield   Great Britain 70.18 29.31 43.4 9.59 14.97 67.96 70.18 QF
8 7 3 Kai Owens   United States DNS 29.67 41.0 14.36 14.56 69.92 69.92 QF
9 11 16 Yuliya Galysheva   Kazakhstan DNS 30.47 42.4 13.15 13.66 69.21 69.21 QF
10 21 1 Camille Cabrol   France 62.97 30.75 42.1 12.31 13.35 67.76 67.76 QF
11 15 20 Anastassiya Gorodko   Kazakhstan DNF 28.97 43.1 9.02 15.35 67.47 67.47
12 20 15 Ayaulym Amrenova   Kazakhstan 66.82 30.45 40.3 11.79 13.69 65.78 66.82
13 30 4 Viktoriia Lazarenko   ROC 29.65 31.71 39.4 14.10 12.27 65.77 65.77
14 29 14 Anastasiia Pervushina   ROC 59.97 32.03 39.8 12.27 11.90 63.97 63.97
15 24 13 Li Nan   China 63.32 46.17 0.3 10.37 0.00 10.67 63.32
16 25 19 Sabrina Cass   Brazil 62.20 31.25 40.0 9.34 12.78 62.12 62.20
17 23 18 Leonie Gerken Schofield   Great Britain DNF 31.50 40.2 9.36 12.50 62.06 62.06
18 28 10 Olessya Graur   Kazakhstan 57.18 32.05 22.0 4.60 11.88 38.48 57.18
19 26 11 Katharina Ramsauer   Austria 56.18 31.04 34.3 8.44 13.02 55.76 56.18
22 5 Taylah O'Neill   Australia DNF Did Not Start DNF

Final edit

Final 1 edit

In the first final round, the twelve best athletes qualified for the second final round. The bottom eight athletes are eliminated.[6]

Rank Bib Order Name Country Time Score Total Notes
Turns Air Time
1 3 20 Jakara Anthony   Australia 27.70 47.6 17.53 16.78 81.91 Q
2 1 16 Anri Kawamura   Japan 27.90 48.3 15.86 16.56 80.72 Q
3 2 19 Perrine Laffont   France 27.73 46.7 16.41 16.75 79.86 Q
4 14 18 Jaelin Kauf   United States 27.00 47.1 14.65 17.57 79.32 Q
5 4 17 Olivia Giaccio   United States 29.73 47.3 16.57 14.50 78.37 Q
6 7 3 Kai Owens   United States 28.34 44.9 14.30 16.06 75.26 Q
7 11 2 Yuliya Galysheva   Kazakhstan 29.61 45.1 15.24 14.63 74.97 Q
8 16 10 Sofiane Gagnon   Canada 28.36 45.3 13.10 16.04 74.44 Q
9 19 4 Makayla Gerken Schofield   Great Britain 28.76 44.9 13.50 15.59 73.99 Q
10 17 13 Anastasia Smirnova   ROC 28.10 46.4 11.03 16.33 73.76 Q
11 9 14 Hannah Soar   United States 29.70 44.8 14.37 14.53 73.70 Q
12 12 5 Chloé Dufour-Lapointe   Canada 28.93 45.1 13.10 15.40 73.60 Q
13 8 15 Junko Hoshino   Japan 28.73 44.4 13.17 15.62 73.19
14 10 12 Britteny Cox   Australia 30.04 46.0 12.89 14.15 73.04
15 5 9 Kisara Sumiyoshi   Japan 28.71 44.2 11.67 15.65 71.52
16 18 8 Sophie Ash   Australia 30.57 44.0 12.92 13.55 70.47
17 27 6 Polina Chudinova   ROC 29.03 42.7 12.37 15.29 70.36
18 21 1 Camille Cabrol   France 30.03 43.9 12.25 14.16 70.31
19 6 7 Hinako Tomitaka   Japan 29.87 44.8 10.85 14.34 69.99
13 11 Justine Dufour-Lapointe   Canada Did not finish

Final 2 edit

In the second final round, the six best athletes qualified for the third final round. The bottoms six athletes are eliminated.[7]

Rank Bib Order Name Country Time Score Total Notes
Turns Air Time
1 3 12 Jakara Anthony   Australia 27.82 46.9 17.74 16.65 81.29 Q
2 14 9 Jaelin Kauf   United States 26.49 46.6 15.37 18.15 80.12 Q
3 1 11 Anri Kawamura   Japan 28.37 47.7 15.11 16.03 78.84 Q
4 17 3 Anastasia Smirnova   ROC 27.95 46.9 15.24 16.50 78.64 Q
5 2 10 Perrine Laffont   France 27.93 45.7 15.40 16.52 77.62 Q
6 4 8 Olivia Giaccio   United States 29.50 46.5 16.31 14.76 77.57 Q
7 9 2 Hannah Soar   United States 28.95 45.1 14.68 15.38 75.16
8 19 4 Makayla Gerken Schofield   Great Britain 28.59 44.8 12.46 15.78 73.04
9 12 1 Chloé Dufour-Lapointe   Canada 28.65 44.8 12.45 15.71 72.96
10 7 7 Kai Owens   United States 28.54 36.4 13.25 15.84 65.49
11 11 6 Yuliya Galysheva   Kazakhstan 29.83 32.3 3.06 14.38 49.74
16 5 Sofiane Gagnon   Canada Did not finish

Final 3 edit

The third final round determined the medal winners amongst the final six athletes.[8][9]

Rank Bib Order Name Country Time Score Total Notes
Turns Air Time
  3 6 Jakara Anthony   Australia 27.63 48.1 18.13 16.86 83.09
  14 5 Jaelin Kauf   United States 26.37 46.9 15.10 18.28 80.28
  17 3 Anastasia Smirnova   ROC 27.59 45.9 14.91 16.91 77.72
4 2 2 Perrine Laffont   France 28.04 45.6 15.36 16.40 77.36
5 1 4 Anri Kawamura   Japan 28.00 46.3 14.37 16.45 77.12
6 4 1 Olivia Giaccio   United States 29.60 45.9 15.07 14.64 75.61

References edit

  1. ^ Minji Seo (2021-06-16). "Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games Competition Schedule Version 9" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-12-24.
  2. ^ "Qualification System for Xxiv Olympic Winter Games, Beijing 2022 Freestyle Skiing" (PDF). International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. ^ Qualification 1 results
  4. ^ Qualification 2 results
  5. ^ Qualification results
  6. ^ Final 1 results
  7. ^ Final 2 results
  8. ^ Final 3 results
  9. ^ Final results