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Thanks!

We thank you for your attention during the coverage of this Olympic event. To keep up to date with everything happening at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, stay tuned to VAVEL.com.

February 18, 2022 4:23 AM ET
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FINAL STANDINGS 🥇🥈🥉

1. RYAN REGEZ     (SWITZERLAND) GOLD

2. ALEX FIVA          (SWITZERLAND) SILVER

3. SERGEY RIDZIK (ROC)                   BRONZE

4. ERIK MOBAERG (SWEDEN)

February 18, 2022 4:13 AM ET
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MEN'S SKI CROSS/FREESTYLE SKIING GRAND FINAL ENDS 🎿

RYAN REGEZ COMES FIRST WITH A DIFFERENCE OF +26 OVER HIS COMPATRIOT, ALEX FIVA. BRONZE GOES TO RUSSIAN SERGEY RIDZIK

February 18, 2022 4:09 AM ET
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GRAND FINAL

LAST FLIGHT OF THE COMPETITION, RYAN REGEZ IS UNREACHABLE AND IS GOING TO BE THE OLYMPIC CHAMPION, SWITZERLAND PLACES ITS TWO RUNNERS ON TOP

February 18, 2022 4:08 AM ET
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GRAND FINAL

1. REGEZ

2. FIVA +0.26

3. RIDZIK +0.33

4. MOBAERG +0.72

With 300 meters to go, Switzerland makes the one, two on the podium, for now the broce goes to ROC (Russian Olympic Committee).

February 18, 2022 4:06 AM ET
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GRAND FINAL

REGEZ TAKES THE INSIDE CORNERS VERY WELL, HE DROPS THE FLIGHTS PERFECTLY AND THIS ALLOWS HIM TO MAINTAIN A DIFFERENCE OF +25 TENTHS OVER FIVA.

February 18, 2022 4:03 AM ET
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GRAND FINAL

1. REGEZ

2. FIVA            +0.25

3. RIDZIK        +0.46

4. MOBAERG +0.55

February 18, 2022 4:02 AM ET
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GRAND FINAL

REGEZ UNEXPECTEDLY TAKES THE LEAD, +0.25 AHEAD OF HIS COMPATRIOT.

FOR NOW SWITZERLAND MAKES 1.2 ON THE PODIUM

February 18, 2022 4:01 AM ET
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GRAND FINAL

The competitors start quite evenly, Fiva (Switzerland), begins to take a little advantage. Just a matter of tenths of a second.

February 18, 2022 3:59 AM ET
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THE MEN´S SKICROSS GRAND FINAL BEGINS - BEIJING 2022 🎿 🥇

THE COMPETITORS SET OFF ON THEIR SKIS AND THE FIGHT FOR OLYMPIC GOLD BEGINS!

February 18, 2022 3:58 AM ET
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Start list

(SWITZERLAND) REGEZ Ryan
(SWITZERLAND) FIVA Alex
(ROC)                   RIDZIK Sergey
(SWEDEN)           MOBAERG Erik

February 18, 2022 3:54 AM ET
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In minutes the GRAND FINAL of the BEIJING 2022 MEN'S SKI CROSS/FREESTYLE BEIJING will begin. 🥇🥈🥉

The first classified of the event will obtain the gold medal, the second classified will obtain the silver medal, the third classified will obtain the bronze medal and the fourth classified will obtain a bonus in the world ranking.

February 18, 2022 3:52 AM ET
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The fact ❗

Competitors in the small final will not earn an Olympic medal. The gain for these competitors will be reflected in a rise in world ranking points.

February 18, 2022 3:49 AM ET
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MEN'S SKI CROSS SMALL FINAL ENDS - BEIJING 2022 🎿

1. DEROMEDIS Simone   (ITA) 
2. LEMAN Brady               (CAN)
3. ROHRWECK Johannes (AUT)
4. PLACE Francois            (FRA)

February 18, 2022 3:47 AM ET
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Small final

1. Deromedis

2. Leman      +0.59

3. Rohrweck +.71

4. Place         +0.98

Leman begins to close the gap with less than 500 meters to go

February 18, 2022 3:43 AM ET
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Small final

The Italian Deromedis maneuvers very well on the flights and drops them perfectly to take advantage of them

February 18, 2022 3:40 AM ET
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Small final

1. Deromedis
2. Leman        +0.61
3. Rohrweck +0.78
4. Place         +1.12

Italian starts to take a big lead over Olympic champion

February 18, 2022 3:39 AM ET
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MEN'S SKICROSS SMALL FINAL BEGINS - BEIJING 2022 🎿

Competitors set off, Simone Deromedis quickly takes the lead

February 18, 2022 3:28 AM ET
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THE SURPRISING FACT ❗

Brady Leman will not compete for the gold medal. The reigning Olympic champion failed to qualify for the grand final and will not be able to defend his crown.

February 18, 2022 3:02 AM ET
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Weather in Chongli District, Zhangjiakou 🏔 🌨

-12°C

Chance of precipitation: 1%.

Humidity: 60%.

Wind: 21 km/h.

February 18, 2022 3:00 AM ET
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Competitors in the GRAND FINAL for the gold 🥇

(SWITZERLAND) REGEZ Ryan
(SWITZERLAND) FIVA Alex
(ROC)                   RIDZIK Sergey
(SWEDEN)           MOBAERG Erik

February 18, 2022 2:57 AM ET
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Competitors in the small final

(ITALY)       DEROMEDIS Simone
(CANADA) LEMAN Brady
(AUSTRIA) ROHRWECK Johannes
(FRANCE)  PLACE Francois

February 18, 2022 2:49 AM ET
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Stay tuned for the Men's Freestyle Skiing Finals

In a few moments we will share with you the details of the men's Ski Cross or Freestyle Skiing finals live, as well as the latest information from the Zhangjiakou Genting Snow Park. Don't miss a single detail of the live match updates and commentary from VAVEL.com's coverage.

February 17, 2022 4:48 AM ET
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How to watch the Ski Cross or Men's Freestyle Ski Finals live?

If you want to watch the Ski Cross or Men's Freestyle Skiing Finals , your options are: MARCA Claro.
If you want to watch directly on streaming: MARCA Claro Youtube Channel.

If you want to watch it online, VAVEL is your best option.

February 17, 2022 4:43 AM ET
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What time will I be able to follow the Ski Cross or Men's Freestyle Ski Finals?

Argentina: 4:15 hours
Bolivia: 3:15 hours on Bolivisión
Brazil: 4:15 hours on Globo
Chile: 3:15 hours on TVN
Colombia: 2:15 hours on Canal Caracol
Ecuador: 2:15 hours on RTS
USA (ET): 2:15 hours on NBC
Spain: 9:15 hours
Mexico: 1:15 hours on MARCA Claro
Paraguay: 3:15 hours
Peru: 1:15 hours ATV
Uruguay: 4:15 hours Canal 5

February 17, 2022 4:38 AM ET
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Current Olympic gold medal in men's SkiCross

Brady Leman is the reigning Olympic champion. The 33-year-old Canadian won the gold medal at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics. Leman is on the list of participants for this competition, therefore he will defend his Olympic gold on behalf of Canada.

February 17, 2022 4:33 AM ET
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Competition system

Skicross is a timed competition and therefore not subject to the judgment of judges. The first to cross the finish line wins!

Competitors must advance to the next phase after qualifying according to their respective finishing positions.

The phases will be:

Qualifying

-Round of 16

-Quarterfinals

-Semi-final

-Final

February 17, 2022 4:28 AM ET
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Featured Competitors

Perrine Laffont (FRA) and Mikael Kingsbury (CAN) are the two main references in acrobatic skiing. Kingsbury, gold in the men's moguls competition at PyeongChang 2018, is the all-time best in that discipline. He holds the record for World Cup moguls titles, as well as the most wins, and is the skier with the most medals at freestyle world championships. He is also the reigning world champion in moguls and dual moguls. Info: Olympics

February 17, 2022 4:23 AM ET
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Esteban MonsalveLive reporter

Gold is defined 🥇

The four winners of the semifinals will compete for the gold, silver and bronze medals in the grand final of the competition.

February 17, 2022 4:18 AM ET
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Esteban MonsalveLive reporter

Qualifiers to the final stages

AUSTRIA

KAPPACHER Adam
ROHRWECK Johannes
TAKATS Tristan
WINKLER Robert

CANADA

DRURY Kevin
HOWDEN Reece
LEMAN Brady
SCHMIDT Jared

FRANCE

CHAPUIS Jean Frederic
MIDOL Bastien
PLACE Francois
TCHIKNAVORIAN Terence

GREAT BRITAIN

DAVIES Oliver

GERMANY

BACHSLEITNER Niklas
BOHNACKER Daniel
MUELLER Tobias
WILMSMANN Florian

ITALY

DEROMEDIS Simone

JAPAN

FURUNO Satoshi
SUGAI Ryo 

ROC

OMELIN Igor
RIDZIK Sergey
SYSOEV Kirill

SWITZERLAND

BERRY Joos
DETRAZ Romain
FIVA Alex
REGEZ Ryan

SWEDEN

ANDERSSON Viktor
BARALO Elliott
MOBAERG David
MOBAERG Erik

USA

WALLASCH Tyler

February 17, 2022 4:13 AM ET
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Esteban MonsalveLive reporter

Zhangjiakou Genting Snow Park

Genting Snow Park, located in the east of Chongli County of Zhangjiakou, is four kilometers or five minutes away from the Olympic Village. It has two venues: A and B.

Genting Snow Park A and B will be the venues for the Freestyle Ski and Snowboard competitions. The two venues will offer 5,000 fixed seats and a standing capacity of 2,500, respectively.

Photo: Olympics.com


 

February 17, 2022 4:08 AM ET
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Esteban MonsalveLive reporter

Welcome!

Hello everyone! Welcome to the broadcast of the Men's Acrobatic Skiing Final, corresponding to the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games.


My name is Esteban Monsalve and I will be your host for this event. We will provide you with pre-match analysis, score updates and live news, here on VAVEL. 

February 17, 2022 4:03 AM ET