Team GB’s James Woods reaches men's ski slopestyle final

Published 18/02/2018 at 03:51 GMT

James Woods remains on the hunt for Team GB’s fifth medal in PyeongChang after securing the eighth-highest score in qualification to reach the men’s ski slopestyle final.

James Woods of Great Britain competes during the Freestyle Skiing Men's Ski Slopestyle qualification on day nine of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park

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The British freestyle skier posted 90.20 in his first run to comfortably reach the 12-man showdown, which takes place on Eurosport from 4.15am GMT.

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Woods did stumble and then crash in his second run, but the 26-year-old’s initial effort proved strong enough to qualify as one of seven skiers to score 90+.

Scores of 90+ in qualifying

Oscar Wester (Sweden) – 95.40
Andri Ragettli (Switzerland) - 95.00
Alex Beaulieu-Marchand (Canada) – 94.20
Oystein Braaten (Norway) - 93.80
Nick Goepper (USA) - 92.80
Teal Harle (Canada) - 91.20
Gus Kenworthy (USA) – 90.80
James Woods (GB) - 90.20

After a high-scoring qualification round, the 12 finalists will have three runs to showcase their skills in the pursuit for gold.

Meanwhile, Woods’ GB team-mate Tyler Harding failed to make the cut after scoring 20.00 and 21.00 in his two qualifying runs.

The 21-year-old took a tumble in both runs, in what was his first showing in the Winter Olympics.

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