The men’s freestyle ski halfpipe qualifying was postponed because of heavy snow.
Olympic organizers said the qualifying round, originally scheduled for 6:30 p.m. (Korea time) on Thursday, was pushed back 24 hours to 6:30 p.m. Friday. South Korea’s Lee Seung-hoon and Moon Hee-sung, both of Korea National Sport University, were set to compete.
Halfpipe is judged on aerial tricks performed on a semicylindrical course. In the women’s event, Choi Ga-on of Sehwa High School previously won South Korea’s first gold medal in a snow sport. Ski halfpipe uses skis rather than a snowboard on the same type of pipe.
The men’s halfpipe final had been set for 3:30 a.m. (Korea time) on Feb. 21, meaning qualifying and the final would be held on the same day if the schedule otherwise holds.
The men’s freestyle ski aerials qualifying and final, scheduled at the aerials moguls park near Livigno Snow Park, were also postponed. No South Korean athletes are entered in that event.
Earlier, heavy snow in Livigno on Feb. 17 forced postponements including the women’s snowboard slopestyle final and a ski aerials qualifying round.
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