Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's parallel giant slalom
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The women's parallel giant slalom competition in snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 8 February, at the Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou.[1] Ester Ledecká of the Czech Republic won the event, defending her 2018 title. Daniela Ulbing of Austria won the silver medal, and Glorija Kotnik of Slovenia the bronze medal. For Ulbing and Kttnik, these were the first Olympic medals.
Women's parallel giant slalom at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Genting Snow Park, Zhangjiakou | ||||||||||||
Date | 8 February | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 31 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
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The 2018 silver medalist, Selina Jörg, did not qualify for the Olympics, but the bronze medalist, Ramona Theresia Hofmeister, did. At the 2021–22 FIS Snowboard World Cup, five parallel giant slalom events were held before the Olympics. Sofia Nadyrshina was leading the ranking, followed by Ulbing and Ladina Jenny. Jörg is the 2021 world champion, with Nadyrshina and Julia Dujmovits being the silver and bronze medalists, respectively.