# Snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Men's snowboard cross

The men's snowboard cross competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 15 February 2018 Bogwang Phoenix Park in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
In the victory ceremony, the medals were presented by James Tomkins, member of the International Olympic Committee, accompanied by Dean Gosper, FIS council member.

## Qualification

The top 40 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 (July 1, 2016 to January 21, 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.

## Results
### Seeding

The seeding run was held at 11:00.
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Run 1 | Run 2 | Best |
| 1 | 15 | Pierre Vaultier | France | 1:13.14 | — | 1:13.14 |
| 2 | 7 | Omar Visintin | Italy | 1:13.25 | — | 1:13.25 |
| 3 | 9 | Regino Hernández | Spain | 1:13.67 | — | 1:13.67 |
| 4 | 22 | Nikolay Olyunin | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 1:13.78 | — | 1:13.78 |
| 5 | 29 | Merlin Surget | France | 1:13.82 | — | 1:13.82 |
| 6 | 5 | Hagen Kearney | United States | 1:13.94 | — | 1:13.94 |
| 7 | 1 | Martin Nörl | Germany | 1:14.12 | — | 1:14.12 |
| 8 | 17 | Kevin Hill | Canada | 1:14.24 | — | 1:14.24 |
| 9 | 31 | Kalle Koblet | Switzerland | 1:14.25 | — | 1:14.25 |
| 10 | 27 | Ken Vuagnoux | France | 1:14.29 | — | 1:14.29 |
| 11 | 23 | Chris Robanske | Canada | 1:14.35 | — | 1:14.35 |
| 11 | 25 | Cameron Bolton | Australia | 1:14.35 | — | 1:14.35 |
| 13 | 26 | Lorenzo Sommariva | Italy | 1:14.36 | — | 1:14.36 |
| 14 | 11 | Paul Berg | Germany | 1:14.39 | — | 1:14.39 |
| 15 | 10 | Nick Baumgartner | United States | 1:14.46 | — | 1:14.46 |
| 16 | 28 | Hanno Douschan | Austria | 1:14.53 | — | 1:14.53 |
| 17 | 16 | Markus Schairer | Austria | 1:14.56 | — | 1:14.56 |
| 18 | 4 | Emanuel Perathoner | Italy | 1:14.62 | — | 1:14.62 |
| 19 | 21 | Jonathan Cheever | United States | 1:14.72 | — | 1:14.72 |
| 20 | 13 | Alex Pullin | Australia | 1:14.76 | — | 1:14.76 |
| 21 | 33 | Jérôme Lymann | Switzerland | 1:14.77 | — | 1:14.77 |
| 22 | 14 | Adam Lambert | Australia | 1:14.94 | — | 1:14.94 |
| 23 | 30 | Anton Lindfors | Finland | 1:15.01 | — | 1:15.01 |
| 24 | 2 | Alessandro Hämmerle | Austria | 1:15.03 | — | 1:15.03 |
| 25 | 12 | Jarryd Hughes | Australia | 1:15.69 | 1:13.73 | 1:13.73 |
| 26 | 6 | Lucas Eguibar | Spain | 1:18.42 | 1:14.45 | 1:14.45 |
| 27 | 3 | Mick Dierdorff | United States | 1:15.47 | 1:14.52 | 1:14.52 |
| 28 | 19 | Michele Godino | Italy | 1:20.88 | 1:14.96 | 1:14.96 |
| 29 | 39 | Steven Williams | Argentina | 1:17.12 | 1:15.35 | 1:15.35 |
| 30 | 32 | Lluís Marin Tarroch | Andorra | 1:15.47 | 1:15.37 | 1:15.37 |
| 31 | 35 | Daniil Dilman | Olympic Athletes from Russia | 1:15.40 | 1:16.11 | 1:15.40 |
| 32 | 34 | Jan Kubičík | Czech Republic | 1:15.73 | 1:16.25 | 1:15.73 |
| 33 | 20 | Konstantin Schad | Germany | 1:15.73 | DNS | 1:15.73 |
| 34 | 38 | Éliot Grondin | Canada | 1:28.89 | 1:15.93 | 1:15.93 |
| 35 | 36 | Loan Bozzolo | France | 1:16.15 | 1:16.11 | 1:16.11 |
| 36 | 24 | Duncan Campbell | New Zealand | 1:16.68 | DNF | 1:16.68 |
| 37 | 37 | Laro Herrero | Spain | 1:17.62 | 1:16.97 | 1:16.97 |
| 38 | 8 | Lukas Pachner | Austria | 1:16.99 | 1:17.48 | 1:16.99 |
| 39 | 40 | Mateusz Ligocki | Poland | 1:19.48 | 1:19.22 | 1:19.22 |
| 40 | 18 | Baptiste Brochu | Canada | DNS | DNS | DNS |

### Elimination round

The top three finishers from each heat advance to the next round. In the semifinals the first three ranked competitors of each heat proceed to the Big Final. The 4th to 6th ranked competitors of each heat proceed to the Small Final.

#### 1/8 round

| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 1 | 25 | Jarryd Hughes | Australia | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Pierre Vaultier | France | Q |
| 3 | 17 | Markus Schairer | Austria | Q |
| 4 | 16 | Hanno Douschan | Austria | |
| | 40 | Baptiste Brochu | Canada | DNS |
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 1 | 24 | Alessandro Hämmerle | Austria | Q |
| 2 | 8 | Kevin Hill | Canada | Q |
| 3 | 9 | Kalle Koblet | Switzerland | Q |
| 4 | 33 | Konstantin Schad | Germany | |
| 5 | 32 | Jan Kubičík | Czech Republic | |
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 1 | 21 | Jérôme Lymann | Switzerland | Q |
| 2 | 12 | Cameron Bolton | Australia | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Merlin Surget | France | Q |
| 4 | 29 | Steven Williams | Argentina | |
| 5 | 36 | Duncan Campbell | New Zealand | |
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Nikolay Olyunin | Olympic Athletes from Russia | Q |
| 2 | 20 | Alex Pullin | Australia | Q |
| 3 | 28 | Michele Godino | Italy | Q |
| 4 | 13 | Lorenzo Sommariva | Italy | |
| 5 | 37 | Laro Herrero | Spain | |
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 1 | 27 | Mick Dierdorff | United States | Q |
| 2 | 14 | Paul Berg | Germany | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Regino Hernández | Spain | Q |
| 4 | 19 | Jonathan Cheever | United States | |
| 5 | 37 | Lukas Pachner | Austria | |
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 1 | 6 | Hagen Kearney | United States | Q |
| 2 | 11 | Chris Robanske | Canada | Q |
| 3 | 35 | Loan Bozzolo | France | Q |
| 4 | 22 | Adam Lambert | Australia | |
| 5 | 30 | Lluís Marin Tarroch | Andorra | |
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 1 | 7 | Martin Nörl | Germany | Q |
| 2 | 10 | Ken Vuagnoux | France | Q |
| 3 | 23 | Anton Lindfors | Finland | Q |
| 4 | 31 | Daniil Dilman | Olympic Athletes from Russia | |
| 5 | 34 | Éliot Grondin | Canada | |
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 1 | 18 | Emanuel Perathoner | Italy | Q |
| 2 | 15 | Nick Baumgartner | United States | Q |
| 3 | 39 | Mateusz Ligocki | Poland | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Omar Visintin | Italy | |
| | 26 | Lucas Eguibar | Spain | DNF |

#### Quarterfinals

| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Pierre Vaultier | France | Q |
| 2 | 25 | Jarryd Hughes | Australia | Q |
| 3 | 24 | Alessandro Hämmerle | Austria | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Kevin Hill | Canada | |
| | 17 | Markus Schairer | Austria | DNF |
| | 9 | Kalle Koblet | Switzerland | DNF |
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Nikolay Olyunin | Olympic Athletes from Russia | Q |
| 2 | 20 | Alex Pullin | Australia | Q |
| 3 | 12 | Cameron Bolton | Australia | Q |
| 4 | 21 | Jérôme Lymann | Switzerland | |
| | 5 | Merlin Surget | France | DNF |
| | 28 | Michele Godino | Italy | DNF |
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Regino Hernández | Spain | Q |
| 2 | 27 | Mick Dierdorff | United States | Q |
| 3 | 11 | Chris Robanske | Canada | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Hagen Kearney | United States | |
| | 14 | Paul Berg | Germany | DNF |
| | 35 | Loan Bozzolo | France | DNF |
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 1 | 7 | Martin Nörl | Germany | Q |
| 2 | 15 | Nick Baumgartner | United States | Q |
| 3 | 23 | Anton Lindfors | Finland | Q |
| 4 | 18 | Emanuel Perathoner | Italy | |
| | 10 | Ken Vuagnoux | France | DNF |
| | 39 | Mateusz Ligocki | Poland | DNF |

#### Semifinals

| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 1 | 20 | Alex Pullin | Australia | Q |
| 2 | 25 | Jarryd Hughes | Australia | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Pierre Vaultier | France | Q |
| 4 | 12 | Cameron Bolton | Australia | |
| 5 | 24 | Alessandro Hämmerle | Austria | |
| | 4 | Nikolay Olyunin | Olympic Athletes from Russia | DNF |
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Regino Hernández | Spain | Q |
| 2 | 15 | Nick Baumgartner | United States | Q |
| 3 | 27 | Mick Dierdorff | United States | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Martin Nörl | Germany | |
| 5 | 23 | Anton Lindfors | Finland | |
| | 11 | Chris Robanske | Canada | DNF |

#### Finals
##### Small final

| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 7 | 24 | Alessandro Hämmerle | Austria | |
| 8 | 7 | Martin Nörl | Germany | |
| 9 | 23 | Anton Lindfors | Finland | |
| 10 | 12 | Cameron Bolton | Australia | |
| 11 | 4 | Nikolay Olyunin | Olympic Athletes from Russia | DNS |
| 11 | 11 | Chris Robanske | Canada | DNS |

##### Big final

| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| | 1 | Pierre Vaultier | France | |
| | 25 | Jarryd Hughes | Australia | |
| | 3 | Regino Hernández | Spain | |
| 4 | 15 | Nick Baumgartner | United States | |
| 5 | 27 | Mick Dierdorff | United States | |
| 6 | 20 | Alex Pullin † | Australia | DNF |