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Kiwi snowboarder Bex Sinclair finished her second Winter Olympics disappointed, frustrated and in exactly the same position she occupied four years ago at the Vancouver Games.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics she finished 21st overall, and repeated that placing after finishing 11th in the first of two heats at Rosa Khutor near Sochi on Wednesday.
The result was well outside of the top three finish needed to progress straight through to the finals, but only two places shy of the ninth place or better she needed to make the semi-final.
The top six athletes from both semi-final runs round out the 12-strong final.
Sinclair’s second run was her best on 48.25, an effort the 22-year-old knew wouldn’t be good enough.
“Both my runs, I didn’t quite put down what I wanted,” she told AAP.
“It was tricky because I really wanted to send it and go fast, but the way the pipe was, it’s really hard to hold the speed just because of the shape of it.
“My legs kind of gave out on the first run, because I landed a bit deep, and I couldn’t quite get my back five around on the second one.”
Although there had been plenty of criticism of the halfpipe – Australian Torah Bright leading the charge – Sinclair’s coach, Tom Willmott, said he had no cause for complaint.
“The halfpipe was in absolutely fantastic condition. It was soft, but we ride these conditions at spring camp all the time.
“By no means was the condition of the pipe a factor whatsoever – it just didn’t come together on the day.”
Willmott said Sinclair had been training well, and shown solid form leading into the Sochi Games, including winning World Cup silver in Finland last December.