Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's halfpipe
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Quick Facts Men's halfpipe at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games, Venue ...
Men's halfpipe at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Bogwang Phoenix Park | ||||||||||||
Date | 13 February (qualification) 14 February (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 29 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning score | 97.75 | ||||||||||||
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The men's halfpipe competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held from 13 to 14 February 2018 at the Bogwang Phoenix Park in Pyeongchang, South Korea.[1][2] The event was won by Shaun White, who previously won this event in 2006 and 2010. Ayumu Hirano, the 2014 silver medalist, took silver. Scott James became the bronze medalist. For James, this is the first Olympic medal, and this was also the second medal for Australia at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
In the victory ceremony, the medals were presented by John Dowling Coates, member of the International Olympic Committee, accompanied by Dexter Paine, International Ski Federation vice president.