PHOTOS: Men’s Ski Cross at Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics
February 20, 2014
Men's ski cross racers, from left, Didrik Bastian of Norway, Andreas Schauer of Germany, Christopher Delbosco of Canada, and Thomas Zangerl of Austria, fly through the air during the eighth final at the 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward) ( Sochi Olympics Freestyle Skiing Men )
Jean Frederic Chapuis of France, left, leads compatriots Jonathan Midol, second left, Jonas Devouassoux, third left, and Austria's Andreas Matt during the second men's ski cross quarterfinal at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ( Sochi Olympics Freestyle Skiing Men )
Jean Frederic Chapuis of France finishes ahead of Jonathan Midol of France during the Freestyle Skiing Men's Ski Cross Semi Finals on day 13 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) ( 470628633 )
(L-R) Jean Frederic Chapuis of France, Arnaud Bovolenta of France, Jonathan Midol of France and Brady Leman of Canada in action during the Men's Ski Cross Final at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 20 February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( epaselect RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Germany's Florian Eigler (L), Russia's Egor Korotkov (C) and Switzerland's Armin Niederer (R) compete in the Men's Ski Cross Small Final at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 20 February 2014. EPA/MICHAEL KAPPELER ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Canada's Brady Leman crashes in the men's ski cross final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ( Sochi Olympics Freestyle Skiing Men )
Skiers are silhouetted against the sun during a men's ski cross heat at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer) ( Sochi Olympics Freestyle Skiing Men )
John Teller of the United States leads from Daniel Bohnacker of Germany during the Freestyle Skiing Men's Ski Cross 1/8 Finals on day 13 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) ( 470594715 )
Arnaud Bovolenta of France competes during the Freestyle Skiing Men's Ski Cross Semi Finals on day 13 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) ( 470596071 )
Victor Oehling Norberg of Sweden crashes to the snow followed by Egor Korotkov of Russia during the Freestyle Skiing Men's Ski Cross Quarter Finals on day 13 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) ( 470603131 )
Gold medallist Jean Frederic Chapuis (L) of France leads from silver medallist Arnaud Bovolenta of France, Brady Leman (red top) of Canada and bronze medallist Jonathan Midol (2ndL) of France during the Freestyle Skiing Men's Ski Cross Big Final on day 13 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) ( 470604501 )
Gold medallist Jean Frederic Chapuis (green top) of France leads from silver medallist Arnaud Bovolenta of France (blue top), Brady Leman (red top) of Canada and bronze medallist Jonathan Midol (R) of France during the Freestyle Skiing Men's Ski Cross Big Final on day 13 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) ( 470604775 )
Brady Leman of Canada leads during the Freestyle Skiing Men's Ski Cross 1/8 Finals on day 13 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) ( 470630143 )
(L-R) Christopher Delbosco of Canada (red bib), Didrik Bastian Juell of Norway (blue bib), Thomas Zangerl of Austria (green bib) and Andreas Schauer of Germany (yelllow bib) compete during the Freestyle Skiing Men's Ski Cross 1/8 Finals on day 13 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) ( 470641795 )
(L-R) Christopher Delbosco of Canada (red bib), Didrik Bastian Juell of Norway (blue bib), Thomas Zangerl of Austria (green bib) and Andreas Schauer of Germany (yelllow bib) compete during the Freestyle Skiing Men's Ski Cross 1/8 Finals on day 13 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) ( 470641815 )
(L-R) Michael Forslund of Sweden, Arnaud Bovolenta of France, David Duncan of Canada and John Eklund of Sweden compete during the Freestyle Skiing Men's Ski Cross 1/8 Finals on day 13 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) ( 470641907 )
Australia's Scott Kneller, left, and Norway's Thomas Borge Lie crash during a men's ski cross heat at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ( Sochi Olympics Freestyle Skiing Men )
(L-R) Didrik Bastian Juell of Norway, Thomas Zangerl of Austia, Christopher Delbosco of Canada and Andreas Schauer of Germany compete during the Freestyle Skiing Men's Ski Cross 1/8 Finals on day 13 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) ( 470642133 )
(R-L) JF Chapuis, Arnaud Bovolenta, Jonathan Midol of France and Brady Leman of Canada make a jump in the final during the Mens Ski Cross Freestyle Skiing at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) ( 470642293 )
(R-L) JF Chapuis, Arnaud Bovolenta, Jonathan Midol of France and Brady Leman of Canada make a jump in the final during the Mens Ski Cross Freestyle Skiing at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) ( 470642311 )
(L-R) Brady Leman of Canada competes during the Freestyle Skiing Men's Ski Cross 1/4 Finals on day 13 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) ( 470642363 )
(Top - Bottom) Jean Frederic Chapuis of France (red bib), Jonathan Midol of France (yellow bib) and Egor Korotkov of Russia (blue bib) compete during the Freestyle Skiing Men's Ski Cross 1/2 Finals on day 13 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) ( 470642439 )
(L-R) Jean Frederic Chapuis of France (red bib) and Jonathan Midol of France (yellow bib) compete during the Freestyle Skiing Men's Ski Cross 1/8 Finals on day 13 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) ( 470642803 )
(R-L) JF Chapuis, Jonathan Midol of France and Egor Korotkov of Russia make a jump in the semi final during the Mens Ski Cross Freestyle Skiing at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) ( 470643049 )
John Teller of USA makes a jump in the practice round during the Mens Ski Cross Freestyle Skiing at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) ( 470643189 )
Brady Leman (R) of Canada, Arnaud Bovolenta (2ndR) of France, Thomas Fischer of Germany and John Eklund (L) of Sweden compete during the Freestyle Skiing Men's Ski Cross Quarter Finals on day 13 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) ( 470654703 )
Andreas Schauer (R) of Germany, Didrik Bastian Juell (2ndR) of Norway, Filip Flisar of Slovenia and Florian Eigler (L) of Germany compete during the Freestyle Skiing Men's Ski Cross Quarter Finals on day 13 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) ( 470654745 )
Canada's Brady Leman falls off a jump after crashing in the men's ski cross final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ( APTOPIX Sochi Olympics Freestyle Skiing Men )
Sweden's Victor Oehling Norberg, bottom, loses his balance ahead of, from left, Finland's Jouni Pellinen, Russia's Igor Korotkov and Switzerland's Armin Niederer during a men's ski cross heat at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ( APTOPIX Sochi Olympics Freestyle Skiing Men )
Switzerland's Armin Niederer, right, skis past, from left, Finland's Jouni Pellinen, Victor Oehling Norberg of Sweden, and Russia's Igor Korotkov to win the first men's ski cross quarterfinal at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ( Sochi Olympics Freestyle Skiing Men )
Sweden's Victor Oehling Norberg, left, leads Russia's Igor Korotkov, second left, Finland's Jouni Pellinen, top right, and Switzerland's Armin Niederer during the first men's ski cross quarterfinal at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits) ( Sochi Olympics Freestyle Skiing Men )
Jean Frederic Chapuis of France, bottom, leads compatriots Arnaud Bovolenta, and Jonathan Midol, as Canada's Brady Leman crashes behind them in the men's ski cross final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ( Sochi Olympics Freestyle Skiing Men )
Jean Frederic Chapuis, front right, Arnaud Bovolenta, front left, Jonathan Midol, all of France, background right, and Brady Leman of Canada, background left, compete in the men's ski cross final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Chapuis won ahead of Bovolenta and Midol. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer) ( Sochi Olympics )
France's Arnaud Bovolenta (blue) France's Jean Frederic Chapuis (green) and France's Jonathan Midol (rear) race in the Men's Freestyle Skiing Ski Cross Final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 20, 2014. AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images ( 527288983 )
France's Jean Frederic Chapuis, right, celebrates after crossing the line to win the gold medal in the men's ski cross final, ahead of silver medalist Arnaud Bovolenta, of France, left, and bronze medalist Jonathan Midol of France, center, at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ( APTOPIX Sochi Olympics Freestyle Skiing Men )
(L-R) Silver medalist Arnaud Bovolenta of France, gold medalist Jean Frederic Chapuis of France and bronze medalist Jonathan Midol of France celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Freestyle Skiing Men's Ski Cross on day thirteen of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at at Medals Plaza on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) ( 470708977 )