Photos: Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics – Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle qualifications

Sweden's Sven Thorgren competes in the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle qualifications at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 6, 2014. AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images ( 526705945 )

US Ryan Stassel competes in the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle second heat qualification at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 6, 2014. AFP PHOTO / JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images ( 526702770 )

Sweden's Sven Thorgren competes in the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle qualifications at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 6, 2014. AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images ( 526712097 )

Lucien Koch of Switzerland competes in the Men's Slopestyle Qualification during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 6, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) ( 467140173 )

Ryan Stassel of the United States competes in the Men's Slopestyle Qualification during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 6, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) ( 467141585 )

Ireland's Seamus O'Connor crashes during the men's snowboard slopestyle qualifying at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ( Sochi Olympics Snowboard Men )

Mathias Weissenbacher of Austria competes in the Men's Slopestyle Qualification during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 6, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) ( 467121355 )

Staale Sandbech of Norway reacts after finishing his second run during the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle qualification at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 06 February 2014. EPA/SERGEY ILNITSKY ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )

Sweden's Niklas Mattsson competes in the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle qualification at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 6, 2014. AFP PHOTO / JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images ( 526699617 )

Russia's Alexey Sobolev takes a jump during Men's snowboard slopestyle qualifying at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ( Sochi Olympics Snowboard Men )

Maxence Parrot of Canada competes in the Men's Slopestyle Qualification during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 6, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) ( 467253179 )

Charles Reid of Canada reacts after finishing his second run during the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle qualification at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 06 February 2014. EPA/SERGEY ILNITSKY ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )

Lucien Koch of Switzerland during his second run during the Men'sSnowboard Slopestyle qualification at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 06 February 2014. EPA/JENS BUETTNER ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )

Ryan Stassel of the US reacts after his first run during heat two of the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle qualification at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 06 February 2014. EPA/JENS BUETTNER ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )

Norway's Torgeir Bergrem falls during competition in the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle qualification at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 6, 2014. AFP PHOTO / JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images ( 526704121 )

Maxence Parrot of Canada during his second run in heat two of the Men'sSnowboard Slopestyle qualification at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 06 February 2014. EPA/SERGEY ILNITSKY ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )

Clemens Schattschneider of Austria during the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle qualification at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 06 February 2014. EPA/HELMUT FOHRINGER ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )

Adrian Krainer of Austria during the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle qualification at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 06 February 2014. EPA/HELMUT FOHRINGER ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )

United States' Sage Kotsenburg reacts after a run during the men's snowboard slopestyle qualifying at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ( Sochi Olympics Snowboard Men )

Ireland's Seamus O'Connor takes a jump during the men's snowboard slopestyle qualifying at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ( Sochi Olympics Snowboard Men )

Niklas Mattsson of Sweden competes in the Men's Slopestyle Qualification during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 6, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) ( 467121773 )

Mathias Weissenbacher of Austria competes in the Men's Slopestyle Qualification during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 6, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) ( 467121997 )

Sage Kotsenburg of the US reacts after his second run during heat two of the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle qualification at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 06 February 2014. EPA/JENS BUETTNER ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )

Charles Reid of Canada competes in the Men's Slopestyle Qualification during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 6, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) ( 467122057 )

Alexey Sobolev of Russia competes in the Men's Slopestyle Qualification during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 6, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) ( 467140695 )

United States' Ryan Stassel reacts after a run during the men's snowboard slopestyle qualifying at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ( Sochi Olympics Snowboard Men )

Sage Kotsenburg of the United States competes in the Men's Slopestyle Qualification during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 6, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) ( 467141341 )

Sage Kotsenburg of the United States competes in the Men's Slopestyle Qualification during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 6, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) ( 467141413 )

Jan Scherrer of Switzerland competes in the Men's Slopestyle Qualification during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 6, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) ( 467154951 )

Ryan Stassel of the United States competes in the Men's Slopestyle Qualification during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 6, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) ( 467263133 )

Canada's Maxence Parrot reacts after a run during the men's snowboard slopestyle qualifying at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ( Sochi Olympics Snowboard Men )

Sweden's Niklas Mattsson finishes his first run during men's snowboard slopestyle qualifying at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ( Sochi Olympics Snowboard Men )

Finland's Janne Korpi crashes during the men's snowboard slopestyle qualifying at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ( Sochi Olympics Snowboard Men )

Canada's Sebastien Toutant competes in the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle qualification at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 6, 2014. AFP PHOTO / JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images ( 526699898 )

Russia's Alexey Sobolev competes in the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle qualification at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 6, 2014. AFP PHOTO / JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images ( 526700065 )

Austria'S Mathias Wesissenbacher competes in the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle first heat qualification at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 6, 2014. AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images ( 526702542 )

Ireland's Seamus O'Connor competes in the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle second heat qualification at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 6, 2014. AFP PHOTO / JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images ( 526702703 )

US Sage Kotsenburg competes in the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle second heat qualification at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 6, 2014. AFP PHOTO / JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images ( 526702825 )

Japan's Yuki Kadono competes in the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle first heat qualification at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 6, 2014. AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images ( 526703158 )

Belgium's Seppe Smits competes in the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle second heat qualification at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 6, 2014. AFP PHOTO / JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images ( 526703373 )

US Ryan Stassel competes in the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle second heat qualification at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 6, 2014. AFP PHOTO / JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images ( 526703465 )

Ireland's Seamus O'Connor competes in the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle second heat qualification at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 6, 2014. AFP PHOTO / JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images ( 526703490 )

Austria's Mathias Weissenbacher competes in the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle 1st heat qualification at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 6, 2014. AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images ( 526703582 )

Norway's Staale Sandbech competes in the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle 1st heat qualification at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 6, 2014. AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images ( 526703748 )

Belgium's Seppe Smits competes in the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle qualification at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 6, 2014. AFP PHOTO / JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images ( 526703989 )

Russia's Alexey Sobolev competes in the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle qualifications at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 6, 2014. AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images ( 526704757 )

Russia's Alexey Sobolev competes in the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle qualifications at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 6, 2014. AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images ( 526704760 )

Ireland's Seamus O Connor competes in the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle qualifications at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 6, 2014. AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images ( 526705117 )

Sweden's Niklas Mattsson competes in the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle qualification at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 6, 2014. AFP PHOTO / JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images ( 526704039 )