2002 Olympics: Snowboarding
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
The halfpipe is a U-shaped course dug into a snow-covered hill. Each finalist makes two runs, with the higher score determining their final standing. The parallel giant slalom, introduced in 2002, is a bracketed tournament competition with snowboarders competing against each other in two-race heats on separate slalom courses.
Medal breakdown (4 events): Five medals—United States (2-1-2); Three—France (1-2-0); Two—Switzerland (1-0-1); One—Sweden (0-1-0) and Italy (0-0-1).
Men
Halfpipe
Score refers to the boarders' highest after the two runs.
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ross Powers, USA | 46.1 |
| 2 | Danny Kass, USA | 42.5 |
| 3 | Jarret Thomas, USA | 42.1 |
Other top 10 USA: 6th, Tommy Czeschin (40.6).
Parallel Giant Slalom
| 1 | Philipp Schoch, SWI |
| 2 | Richard Richardsson, SWE |
| 3 | Chris Klug, USA |
Note: BIG FINAL (gold medal)—Schoch def. Richardsson (+0.24, DSQ); SMALL FINAL (bronze medal)—Klug def. Nicolas Huet, FRA (-0.15, -1.21) -1.36.
Next best USA: No other American qualified for the elimination round.
Women
Halfpipe
Score refers to the boarders' highest after the two runs.
| Score | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kelly Clark, USA | 47.9 |
| 2 | Doriane Vidal, FRA | 43.0 |
| 3 | Fabienne Reuteler, SWI | 39.7 |
Other Top 10 USA: 5th, Shannon Dunn-Downing (37.2); 6th, Tricia Byrnes (36.4).
Parallel Giant Slalom
| 1 | Isabelle Blanc, FRA |
| 2 | Karine Ruby, FRA |
| 3 | Lidia Trettel, ITA |
Note: BIG FINAL (gold medal)—Blanc def. Ruby (-1.89, +0.15) -1.74; SMALL FINAL (bronze medal)—Trettel def. Jagna Marczulajtis, POL (+0.17, DSQ).
Best USA: Lisa Koglow def. Aasa Windahl, SWE, in the first elimination round and lost to Ruby, FRA, in the quarterfinal round.
