Brita Sigourney, Carly Margulies Qualify For Women’s Slopestyle Skiing Halfpipe Final
Feb 16, 2022, 8:29 PM
Brita Sigourney of Team United States reacts after their second run during the Women's Freestyle Skiing Freeski Halfpipe Qualification on Day 13 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Genting Snow Park on February 17, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
(Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – Brita Sigourney and Carly Margulies both qualified for the Women’s Slopestyle Skiing Halfpipe Final at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
The top 12 scores advanced to the final, which includes Brita Sigourney and Carly Margulies. Devin Logan came up one spot and .50 points short of qualifying.
Brita Sigourney had a tremendous first run with a score of 80.50. That was good for eighth place after all the first runs concluded. Carly Margulies was in ninth place with a score of 79.00 after her first run. Devin Logan came in 13th with a score of 71.00.
The competitor takes their best score of their runs during the qualifier to the final standings to see if they make it to the final. Sigourney improved on her second run, posting a score of 84.50.
Margulies also improved on her first run by putting up a score of 82.25 on her second run. Logan recorded a 62.00 on her second run.
Sigourney is from California and currently resides in Park City, Utah. This is her third Winter Olympic Games, having competed in the 2014 and 2018 Games. She has previously won a bronze medal.
Logan is from West Dover, Vermont but currently lives in Park City, Utah after attending Westminster College. This is her third Winter Olympic Games, having competed in the 2014 and 2018 Games. She has previously won a silver medal.
Margulies is from Mammoth Lakes, California. She attended Westminster College. It’s her first Winter Olympic Games.
With four torn ACLs and seven knee surgeries, Carly Margulies entered the 2022 #WinterOlympics having not competed in more than two years.
Here she is set to represent @TeamUSA in the final in women's halfpipe. #WinterOlympics | #WatchWithUS pic.twitter.com/MW9uqgEPoR
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 17, 2022
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