The women's slopestyle competition of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held on 12 February 2018 at the Bogwang Phoenix Park in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Summary Due to high winds, the qualification round originally scheduled for 11 February 2018 was cancelled. All athletes competed in a two-run final round instead of the typical two-run qualification round and three-run final round.

Due to the high winds on the final day, the snowboarding event was delayed for more than an hour. The strong headwinds continued into the final, causing many falls amongst the competitors. Of the 25 participants, only five managed to stay on their feet during the first run. No snowboarders recorded two clear runs. Several snowboarders said that the final was irresponsible. According to the FIS, the conditions were "within the norm".

The 2014 Olympic champion Jamie Anderson successfully defended her title. Laurie Blouin won the silver medal, and Enni Rukajärvi, the 2014 silver medalist, the bronze. The gold medal score would have placed 7th in the 2014 Olympics; the silver and bronze medal scores would have failed to qualify in the 2014 Olympics.

In the victory ceremony, the medals were presented by Sarah Walker, member of the International Olympic Committee accompanied by Dexter Paine, FIS vice president.

Qualification

The top 30 athletes in the Olympic quota allocation list qualified (for both big air and slopestyle, the rankings were combined). This meant only a maximum of 30 could qualify across both events. A maximum of four athletes per National Olympic Committee (NOC) was 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 50 FIS points to compete. If the host country, South Korea did not qualify, their chosen athlete would displace the last qualified athlete, if all qualification criteria were met.

Results The final was started at 10:33.

Rank Order Name Country Run 1 Run 2 Best Notes 26 Jamie Anderson 83.00 34.56 83.00 20 Laurie Blouin 49.16 76.33 76.33 22 Enni Rukajärvi 45.85 75.38 75.38 15 Silje Norendal 73.91 47.66 73.91 9 Jessika Jenson 72.76 41.11 72.76 19 Hailey Langland 41.26 71.80 71.80 11 Sina Candrian 66.35 39.80 66.35 8 Sofya Fyodorova 27.53 65.73 65.73 13 Yuka Fujimori 63.73 48.51 63.73 10 10 Elena Könz 17.28 59.00 59.00 11 25 Julia Marino 55.85 41.05 55.85 12 5 Asami Hirono 49.80 27.26 49.80 13 21 Zoi Sadowski-Synnott 26.70 48.38 48.38 14 16 Reira Iwabuchi 48.33 31.06 48.33 15 24 Anna Gasser 42.05 46.56 46.56 16 1 Šárka Pančochová 43.46 39.18 43.46 17 14 Aimee Fuller 34.63 41.43 41.43 18 12 Isabel Derungs 39.66 31.98 39.66 19 18 Miyabi Onitsuka 33.25 39.55 39.55 20 4 Carla Somaini 36.71 23.08 36.71 21 17 Brooke Voigt 24.36 36.61 36.61 22 23 Spencer O'Brien 26.43 36.45 36.45 23 7 Cheryl Maas 31.71 35.30 35.30 24 3 Klaudia Medlová 26.16 34.00 34.00 25 2 Lucile Lefevre 28.35 17.31 28.35 26 6 Silvia Mittermueller 1.00 1.00

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