Day 7 Preview: Snowboard showdown in the halfpipe
Published Fri 11 Feb 2022
Courtesy of olympics.com.au
Seven Ski & Snowboard athletes will compete on Day Seven of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, including the highly anticipated Men's Snowboard Halfpipe Finals!
Snowboard
The men's Snowboard halfpipe finals will be one of the premium events of the Games as Scotty James and Valentino Guseli are going for gold.
It will be another chapter of a storied rivalry between Scotty James, a four-time Olympian and PyeongChang 2018 bronze medallist, and Shaun White, the greatest snowboarder of all-time from the USA appearing at his fifth and final Olympics.
Anything is possible from Olympic debutant Valentino Guseli, who made a statement in qualifying with his trademark big air and impressive composure. The 16-year-old finished Wednesday's qualification round ranked 5th.
Each competitor will get three runs on the halfpipe, with their highest score (each out of 100) used to determine their overall ranking. The highest ranked athlete the determines the medals.
See the full preview on olympics.com.au
Catch it all live from 12:30pm AEDT on Channel 7 and 7plus.
Alpine Skiing
Greta Small hits the slopes at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre on the speed course for the women's super-g competition.
The women's alpine program has had plenty of drama so far. Challenging conditions, iced gates and the slope are proving to be too much for even the most experienced racers.
Skiers will negotiate a series of flags placed at intervals down the run, on the longest and least winding alpine course at the Olympics.
Greta will be looking to improve on her result from PyeongChang 2018 when she placed 31st.
Watch the Aussie in action from 2pm AEDT on Channel 7 and 7plus.
Cross-Country Skiing
After the women's 10km classic was held yesterday, the men are up for their 15km classic today.
The men's field will feature Aussies Phill Bellingham, Seve de Campo, Hugo Hinckfuss and Lars Young Vik.
Athletes being one at a time on 30-second intervals, with the best-ranked skiers the last to start. Skiers race against the clock and the winner is the competitor with the quickest time.
Watch them live from 6pm AEDT on Channel 7 and 7plus.
