Winter Olympics 2018: Organisers slammed after 'dangerous' slopestyle ruins GB medal hope
WINTER OLYMPICS organisers have been criticised after the women's slopestyle Olympic final was deemed 'too dangerous' by competitors.
Stunning opening ceremony for PyeongChang Winter Olympics
As the athletes competed in the final event, strong winds caused chaos in Pyeongchang.
None of the 26 riders managed to land both their jumps and only five of the 25 finalists made it through their opening attempt without falling.
Many demanded for the final to be postponed but the United States' Jamie Anderson eventually went on to retain her title, winning gold once again with a score of 83.00.
Speaking after the event, bronze medalist Enni Rukajarvi complained the conditions made the final unsafe.
"It was pretty bad. I'm happy to land my run and get a good score but I'm most happy that no one got hurt bad," she explained.
Asami Hirono of Japan crashes in the Snowboard Ladies' Slopestyle Final
Jamie Anderson won gold once again for the United States
The weather was bad and too dangerous, and I got a lot of wind in my run, so that was bad, too
"The weather was bad and too dangerous, and I got a lot of wind in my run, so that was bad, too."
Asked whether organisers made the right call, Rukajarvi said: "It wasn't. It was better in the practice, but then it got really bad, so they should have cancelled it, or moved it."
However, race director Roby Moresi has hit back, rubbishing suggestions the event should have been postponed for a second day due to high winds.
“They were saying that basically tomorrow was going to be the same situation. It was not going to be a major improvement,” he told Reuters.
“We played our cards. We evaluated the situation with what we had at that moment. And at that moment nobody was pulling back. They were good to go for it.”
Britain's Aimee Fuller came 17th but had a heavy crash on her second attempt.