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Men's parallel giant slalom
at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games
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Venue
| Bogwang Phoenix Park
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Date
| 24 February
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Competitors
| 32 from 13 nations
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The
men's
parallel giant slalom
competition of the
2018 Winter Olympics
was held on 24 February 2018 at the
Bogwang Phoenix Park
in
Pyeongchang
,
South Korea
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Qualification
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The top 32 athletes in the Olympic quota allocation list qualified, with a maximum of four athletes per
National Olympic Committee
(NOC) allowed. All athletes qualifying must also have placed in the top 30 of a FIS World Cup event or the
FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2017
during the qualification period (1 July 2016 to 21 January 2018) and also have a minimum of 100 FIS points to compete. If the host country,
South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics
did not qualify, their chosen athlete would displace the last qualified athlete, granted all qualification criterion was met.
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Results
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Qualification run
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The qualification was held at 09:27.
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Elimination round
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The 16 best racers advanced to the elimination round.
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During the semifinals, although the automatic sensors at the finishing line claimed Lee as the winner with the difference of 0.01 seconds, Kosir challenged the result when the photo finish seemed to show that he had crossed the finish line first.
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The result stood, but Kosir later went on to win bronze.
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References
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Big air
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Giant slalom
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Halfpipe
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Parallel giant slalom
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Parallel slalom
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Slopestyle
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Snowboard cross
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