# Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's ski cross

The men's ski cross event in freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia took place on February 20, 2014.

## Results

The event was started at 11:45.

### Seeding

| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Time | Difference | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Victor Öhling Norberg | Sweden | 1:15.59 | 0.00 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Christopher Del Bosco | Canada | 1:15.91 | +0.32 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Brady Leman | Canada | 1:16.43 | +0.84 | Q |
| 4 | 15 | Jean-Frédéric Chapuis | France | 1:16.77 | +1.18 | Q |
| 5 | 18 | Anton Grimus | Australia | 1:16.82 | +1.23 | Q |
| 6 | 9 | David Duncan | Canada | 1:17.31 | +1.72 | Q |
| 7 | 13 | Filip Flisar | Slovenia | 1:17.35 | +1.76 | Q |
| 8 | 16 | Armin Niederer | Switzerland | 1:17.39 | +1.80 | Q |
| 9= | 3 | Tomáš Kraus | Czech Republic | 1:17.41 | +1.82 | Q |
| 9= | 12 | Jouni Pellinen | Finland | 1:17.41 | +1.82 | Q |
| 11 | 17 | Arnaud Bovolenta | France | 1:17.48 | +1.89 | Q |
| 12 | 5 | Andreas Matt | Austria | 1:17.55 | +1.96 | Q |
| 13 | 7 | Daniel Bohnacker | Germany | 1:17.59 | +2.00 | Q |
| 14= | 22 | Christoph Wahrstötter | Austria | 1:17.72 | +2.13 | Q |
| 14= | 14 | Thomas Zangerl | Austria | 1:17.72 | +2.13 | Q |
| 16 | 32 | Sergey Mozhaev | Russia | 1:17.83 | +2.24 | Q |
| 17 | 24 | Egor Korotkov | Russia | 1:17.87 | +2.28 | Q |
| 18 | 25 | Didrik Bastian Juell | Norway | 1:18.03 | +2.44 | Q |
| 19 | 19 | Thomas Fischer | Germany | 1:18.06 | +2.47 | Q |
| 20 | 6 | John Teller | United States | 1:18.14 | +2.55 | Q |
| 21 | 10 | Jonas Devouassoux | France | 1:18.32 | +2.73 | Q |
| 22 | 28 | Michael Forslund | Sweden | 1:18.33 | +2.74 | Q |
| 23 | 20 | Christian Mithassel | Norway | 1:18.40 | +2.81 | Q |
| 24 | 31 | Scott Kneller | Australia | 1:18.58 | +2.99 | Q |
| 25 | 23 | Thomas Borge Lie | Norway | 1:18.69 | +3.10 | Q |
| 26 | 29 | Florian Eigler | Germany | 1:18.91 | +3.32 | Q |
| 27 | 27 | John Eklund | Sweden | 1:18.97 | +3.38 | Q |
| 28 | 26 | Patrick Koller | Austria | 1:19.12 | +3.53 | Q |
| 29 | 11 | Jonathan Midol | France | 1:19.57 | +3.98 | Q |
| 30 | 1 | Alex Fiva | Switzerland | DNF | – | Q |
| 31 | 21 | Andreas Schauer | Germany | DNF | – | Q |
| 32 | 30 | Michael Schmid | Switzerland | DNS | – | Q |
Q – Qualified for 1/8 finals; DNF – Did not finish; DNS – Did not start

### Elimination round
#### 1/8 finals

The 32 seeds advanced to the 1/8 finals. From here, they participated in four-person elimination races, with the top two from each race advancing.
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Victor Öhling Norberg | Sweden | Q |
| 2 | 17 | Egor Korotkov | Russia | Q |
| 3 | 16 | Sergey Mozhaev | Russia | |
| 4 | 32 | Michael Schmid | Switzerland | DNS |
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 1 | 9 | Jouni Pellinen | Finland | Q |
| 2 | 8 | Armin Niederer | Switzerland | Q |
| 3 | 24 | Scott Kneller | Australia | |
| 4 | 25 | Thomas Borge Lie | Norway | DNF |
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 1 | 12 | Andreas Matt | Austria | Q |
| 2 | 21 | Jonas Devouassoux | France | Q |
| 3 | 28 | Patrick Koller | Austria | |
| 4 | 5 | Anton Grimus | Australia | |
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Jean-Frédéric Chapuis | France | Q |
| 2 | 29 | Jonathan Midol | France | Q |
| 3 | 13 | Daniel Bohnacker | Germany | |
| 4 | 20 | John Teller | United States | DNF |
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Brady Leman | Canada | Q |
| 2 | 19 | Thomas Fischer | Germany | Q |
| 3 | 14 | Christoph Wahrstötter | Austria | |
| 4 | 30 | Alex Fiva | Switzerland | |
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 1 | 27 | John Eklund | Sweden | Q |
| 2 | 11 | Arnaud Bovolenta | France | Q |
| 3 | 22 | Michael Forslund | Sweden | |
| 4 | 6 | David Duncan | Canada | |
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 1 | 7 | Filip Flisar | Slovenia | Q |
| 2 | 26 | Florian Eigler | Germany | Q |
| 3 | 10 | Tomáš Kraus | Czech Republic | |
| 4 | 23 | Christian Mithassel | Norway | DNF |
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 1 | 18 | Didrik Bastian Juell | Norway | Q |
| 2 | 31 | Andreas Schauer | Germany | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Christopher Del Bosco | Canada | |
| 4 | 15 | Thomas Zangerl | Austria | |

#### Quarterfinals

The top 2 from each heat of the 1/8 round advanced to the 1/4 round. From here, they participated in four-person elimination races, with the top two from each race advancing.
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 1 | 8 | Armin Niederer | Switzerland | Q |
| 2 | 17 | Egor Korotkov | Russia | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Victor Öhling Norberg | Sweden | |
| 4 | 9 | Jouni Pellinen | Finland | |
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Jean-Frédéric Chapuis | France | Q |
| 2 | 29 | Jonathan Midol | France | Q |
| 3 | 21 | Jonas Devouassoux | France | |
| 4 | 12 | Andreas Matt | Austria | |
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Brady Leman | Canada | Q |
| 2 | 11 | Arnaud Bovolenta | France | Q |
| 3 | 27 | John Eklund | Sweden | |
| 4 | 19 | Thomas Fischer | Germany | DNF |
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 1 | 7 | Filip Flisar | Slovenia | Q |
| 2 | 26 | Florian Eigler | Germany | Q |
| 3 | 31 | Andreas Schauer | Germany | |
| 4 | 18 | Didrik Bastian Juell | Norway | |

#### Semifinals

The top 2 from each heat of the 1/4 round advanced to the semifinals. From here, they participated in four-person elimination races, with the top two from each race advancing to the final and the third and fourth entering a classification race.
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Jean-Frédéric Chapuis | France | Q |
| 2 | 29 | Jonathan Midol | France | Q |
| 3 | 17 | Egor Korotkov | Russia | |
| 4 | 8 | Armin Niederer | Switzerland | |
| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Brady Leman | Canada | Q |
| 2 | 11 | Arnaud Bovolenta | France | Q |
| 3 | 26 | Florian Eigler | Germany | |
| 4 | 7 | Filip Flisar | Slovenia | |

#### Finals
##### Small Final

| Rank | Bib | Name | Country | Notes |
| 5 | 17 | Egor Korotkov | Russia | |
| 6 | 7 | Filip Flisar | Slovenia | |
| 7 | 8 | Armin Niederer | Switzerland | |
| 8 | 26 | Florian Eigler | Germany | DNF |

##### Big Final

| Rank | Bib | Name | Country |
| | 4 | Jean-Frédéric Chapuis | France |
| | 11 | Arnaud Bovolenta | France |
| | 29 | Jonathan Midol | France |
| 4 | 3 | Brady Leman | Canada |

## Controversy

Both Canada and Slovenia appealed separately to the Court of Arbitration for Sport that the three French athletes in the Big Final had their pants illegally changed by their coach. They argued it gave the three an aerodynamic advantage over the rest of the field. Both countries first appealed to the International Ski Federation, but were rejected since they appealed hours after the end of the competition (when the deadline was 15 minutes after the close of the race). The appeal to the court was ultimately unsuccessful as well, because the Court agreed with the ski federation that the appeal was filed past the deadline.