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Luca Matteotti (L) of Italy and fellow competitors in action in the second semi final of the Menës Snowboard Cross at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 18 February 2014. EPA/VASSIL DONEV ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )

Canada's Christopher Robanske (bottom right) collides with German Paul Berg during the fourth quarter final run in the Menës Snowboard Cross at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 18 February 2014. EPA/SERGEY ILNITSKY ( epaselect RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )

Markus Schairer (blue pants) of Austria collides with Robert Fagan of Canada during the 1/8 final runs in the Menës Snowboard Cross at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 18 February 2014. EPA/SERGEY ILNITSKY ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )

Snowboarders race in the Men's Snowboard Cross Final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images ( 527198637 )

ommaso Leoni (L) of Italy drops out following a colission with Alessandro Haemmerle (R) of Austria during the second quarter final run in the Men‘s Snowboard Cross at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 18 February 2014. EPA/SERGEY ILNITSKY ( epaselect RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )

Competitors take a jump in the final of the Menës Snowboard Cross at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 18 February 2014. EPA/VASSIL DONEV ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )

Austria's Hanno Douschan, from left, Italy's Luca Matteotti, France's Pierre Vaultier, France's Paul-Henri de Le Rue, Italy's Omar Visintin, and Australia's Cameron Bolton compete during the men's snowboard cross semifinal at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ( Sochi Olympics Snowboard Men )

Austria's Markus Schairer reacts after a crash during a men's snowboard cross heat at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ( Sochi Olympics Snowboard Men )

Russia's Nikolay Olyunin, from left, Spain's Lucas Eguibar, United States' Trevor Jacob, Norway's Stian Sivertzen, United States' Alex Deibold, and Canada's Kevin Hill compete during the men's snowboard cross semifinal at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ( Sochi Olympics Snowboard Men )

Gold medalist Pierre Vaultier of France, left, leads, from second left to right, silver medalist Nikolai Olyunin of Russia, Paul≠Henri de le Rue of France, and bronze medalist Alex Deibold of the United States, in the men's snowboard cross final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ( APTOPIX Sochi Olympics Snowboard Men )

Gold medalist Pierre Vaultier of France, top center, and silver medalist Nikolai Olyunin of Russia, right, lead Paul≠-Henri de le Rue of France, left, and bronze medalist Alex Deibold of the United States, through the last turn in the men's snowboard cross final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ( Sochi Olympics Snowboard Men )

Alex Deibold of the United States competes in the Men's Snowboard Cross 1/8 Finals on day eleven of the 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Rus (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) ( 470019119 )

Kevin Hill of Canada (yellow bib), Trevor Jacob of the United States (green bib) and Hanno Douschan of Austria (white bib) competes in the Men's Snowboard Cross Small Final on day eleven of the 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Rus (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) ( 470020043 )

Trevor Jacob of the United States (red bib), Stian Sivertzen of Norway (yellow bib) and Alex Deibold of the United States (blue bib) compete in the Men's Snowboard Cross Semifinals on day eleven of the 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Rus (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) ( 470028165 )

Pierre Vaultier of France (red bib), Luca Matteotti of Italy (yellow bib), Nikolay Olyunin of Russia (white bib), Alex Deibold of the United States (green bib) and Paul-Henri De Le Rue of France (black bib) compete in the Men's Snowboard Cross Big Final on day eleven of the 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) ( 470028209 )

Hanno Douschan of Austria (white bib), Luca Matteotti of Italy (blue bib), Pierre Vaultier of France (green bib), Paul-Henri De Le Rue of France (yellow bib), Omar Visintin of Italy (red bib) and Cameron Bolton of Australia (black bib) compete in the Men's Snowboard Cross Semifinals on day eleven of the 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) ( 470028837 )

Trevor Jacob of the United States (red bib), Lucas Eguibar of Spain (green bib), Kevin Hill of Canada (white bib), Nikolay Olyunin of Russia (black bib) and Alex Deibold of the United States (blue bib) compete in the Men's Snowboard Cross Semifinals on day eleven of the 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) ( 470028995 )

Christopher Robanske of Canada (red bib), Paul Berg of Germany (blue bib), Luca Matteotti of Italy (green bib), Paul-Henri De Le Rue of France (yellow bib), Cameron Bolton of Australia (white bib) and Tim Watter of Switzerland (black bib) compete in the Men's Snowboard Cross Quarterfinals on day eleven of the 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) ( 470033229 )

Alex Pullin of Australia (red bib) and Kevin Hill of Canada (blue bib) compete in the Men's Snowboard Cross 1/8 Finals on day eleven of the 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) ( 470034639 )

(L-R) Jussi Taka of Finland (blue bib), Pierre Vaultier of France (red bib), Jarryd Hughes of Australia (green bib), Emil Novak of the Czech Republic (white bib) and Hanno Douschan of Austria (yellow bib) compete in the Men's Snowboard Cross 1/8 Finals on day eleven of the 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images) ( 470039373 )

(L-R) Tim Watter of Switzerland (yellow bib), Luca Matteotti of Italy (green bib), Markus Schairer of Austria (red bib), Robert Fagan of Canada (blue bib) and Tim Watter of Switzerland (white bib) compete in the Men's Snowboard Cross 1/8 Finals on day eleven of the 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images) ( 470039489 )

Nikolay Olyunin (L) of Russia on his way to winning the silver medal during the Snowboarding Men's Snowboard Cross at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom/Getty Images) ( 470039719 )

(L-R) Regino Hernandez of Spain (blue bib), Lucas Eguibar of Spain (red bib), Alex Deibold of the United States (green bib) and Lluis Marin Tarroch of Andorra (yellow bib) compete in the Men's Snowboard Cross 1/8 Finals on day eleven of the 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images) ( 470039833 )

Jussi Taka of Finland (blue bib), Pierre Vaultier of France (red bib), Jarryd Hughes of Australia (green bib), Hanno Douschan of Austria (yellow bib) and Emil Novak of the Czech Republic (white bib) compete in the Men's Snowboard Cross 1/8 Finals on day eleven of the 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images) ( 470039959 )

Alex Deibold of the USA on his way to winning the bronze medal during the Snowboarding Men's Snowboard Cross at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom/Getty Images) ( 470039975 )

Austria's Markus Schairer, top, and Canada's Robert Fagan crash during a men's snowboard cross heat at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ( Sochi Olympics Snowboard Men )

(L-R) Luca Matteotti of Italy (blue bib), Hanno Douschan of Austria (white bib), Paul-Henri De Le Rue of France (yellow bib), Pierre Vaultier of France (green bib), Omar Visintin of Italy (red bib) and Cameron Bolton of Australia (black bib) compete in the Men's Snowboard Cross 1/8 Finals on day eleven of the 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images) ( 470040159 )

Trevor Jacob of the United States (red bib), Lucas Eguibar of Spain (green bib), Kevin Hill of Canada (white bib), Nikolay Olyunin of Russia (black bib) and Alex Deibold of the United States (blue bib) compete in the Men's Snowboard Cross Semifinals on day eleven of the 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) ( 470046623 )

Cameron Bolton of Australia (yellow bib) leads the field in the Men's Snowboard Cross 1/8 Finals on day eleven of the 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) ( 470046871 )

Austria's Allessandro Haemmerle crashes during a men's snowboard cross quarterfinal at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ( Sochi Olympics Snowboard Men )

United States' Trevor Jacob, from left, Spain's Lucas Eguibar, Canada's Kevin Hill, United States' Alex Deibold, and Russia's Nikolay Olyunin compete during the men's snowboard cross semifinal at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ( Sochi Olympics Snowboard Men )

Italy's Omar Visintin is taken off the course after crashing in Heat 14 of the Men's Snowboard Cross Final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images ( 527198428 )

Russia's Nikolay Olyunin celebrates in Heat 13 in the Men's Snowboard Cross Semifinals at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images ( 527197994 )

France's Pierre Vaultier celebrates his Gold Medal ahead of Russia's Nikolay Olyunin (L) and US Alex Deibold (R)in the Men's Snowboard Cross Final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 18, 2014. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP/Getty Images ( 527212752 )

Bronze medalist Alex Deibold of the United States walks to a flower ceremony after the men's snowboard cross final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.(AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ( Sochi Olympics Snowboard Men )

France's Pierre Vaultier, center, celebrates his gold medal with silver medalist Nikolai Olyunin of Russia, left, and bronze medalist Alex Deibold, right, of the United States after the men's snowboard cross final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.(AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ( Sochi Olympics Snowboard Men )

Pierre Vaultier of France celebrates winning the gold medal during the Snowboarding Men's Snowboard Cross at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom/Getty Images) ( 470039515 )

Pierre Vaultier of France wins the gold medal, Nikolay Olyunin of Russia wins the silver medal and Alex Deibold of the USA wins the bronze medal during the Snowboarding Men's Snowboard Cross at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom/Getty Images) ( 470039523 )

Third placed Alex Deibold of USA celebrates after the Menës Snowboard Cross at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 18 February 2014. EPA/JENS BUETTNER ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )

Pierre Vaultier (C) of France wins the gold medal, Nikolay Olyunin (L) of Russia wins the silver medal and Alex Deibold of the USA wins the bronze medal during the Snowboarding Men's Snowboard Cross at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 18, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom/Getty Images) ( 470039449 )