Canadian freestyle skier Ashleigh McIvor, of Whistler, won the gold medal in women’s ski cross this afternoon on Cypress Mountain.
Norway’s Hedda Bernstein got the silver medal, and France’s Marion Josserand won bronze.
Canadian Kelsey Serwa came in first in the small final, which put her in 5th place in the final 2010 Olympics ranking for women’s ski cross.
Serwa and McIvor came in first in their respective quarterfinal heats earlier this afternoon.
French skier Ophelie David, a serious medal contender, crashed in her quarterfinal heat against Serwa. Sweden’s Magdalena Iljans also crashed and did not finish the run.
Julia Murray, also skiing for Canada, put on a strong race, but she finished fourth in her quarterfinal heat. Only the top two skiers advance to the semifinal heats in women’s ski cross. Sixteen skiers went in the quarterfinal races, and only eight advance to the two semifinal runs.
Canadian skier Danielle Poleschuk crashed during the women’s ski cross 1/8 finals earlier this afternoon. Though she did finish the run, she did not rank high enough and did not move on the quarterfinals.
The freestyle ski cross 1/8 final was delayed after Russian Federation skier Yulia Livinskaya crashed in the first of eight heats.
Three gold medals are left to be won in three freestyle skiing events. The schedule for tonight, tomorrow and Thursday’s races and competitions is (all times are in Pacific Standard Time Zone):
Tue Feb 23, 2010
Wed Feb 24, 2010
Thu Feb 25, 2010
Both men’s and women’s freestyle events are being held on Cypress Mountain, in West Vancouver in an area known as ‘the North Shore.’ Unseasonably warm temperatures have eroded the snow base at this venue, and event crews covered some spots with hay to prevent more melt. Snowmakers and trucks of snow from neighbouring mountains were also brought in to develop the venue.
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