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Slopestyle Format
Open: 200 men, 32 women
Pre Qualified: 24 men / 12 Women
Judging Slopestyle: Overall Impression
•Difficulty, execution, variety, amplitude, progression, combination of tricks
•Overall Impression scoring
•All runs scored on 1-100 scale
•Judges scores are averaged for total run score
•6 judges/3 judges in 2 separate stations
Men’s Qualifier- Wednesday, Jan. 17th, 2007
•2 heats of 50 men
•Each rider will take 2 runs/best run counts
•Start list order-random computerized assignment
•Top 5 athletes from each heat to semi’s
Men’s Qualifier- Thursday, Jan. 18th, 2007
•2 heats of 50 men
•Each rider will take 2 runs/best run counts
•Start list order-random computerized assignment
•Top 5 athletes from each heat to semi’s
Women’s Semifinal- Thursday, Jan. 18th, 2007
•2 heats of 16 athletes – total of 32 athletes
•Each rider will take 2 runs/best run counts
•12 advance to finals plus 12 pre qualified
Men’s Semifinals- Friday, Jan. 19th, 2007
•Athletes: 24 Prequalified, 20 Qualified, Total=44 athletes
•2 Semifinal heats
•22 athletes per heat
•Each rider will take 2 runs/best run counts
•Top 8 athletes from each heat advance to final
Women’s Final- Friday, Jan. 19th, 2007
•12 advance to finals plus 12 pre qualified
•Each rider will take 2 runs/best run counts
Men’s Final- Friday, Jan. 19th, 2007
•16 athletes
•Each rider will take 2 runs/best run counts
•Start order reverse finish order of semifinal