Overview
- McMorris posted an 81.81 on his first run to finish third in qualifying, locking in one of 12 places in the final.
- Team doctors cleared him to compete following a big-air crash that caused a concussion, pelvic bone bruising, and strained abdominal muscles.
- He withdrew from the big air event to focus on recovery and target slopestyle, where he has won bronze at his past three Olympics.
- Organizers moved qualifying to Sunday due to forecasted poor weather in Livigno, compressing his lead-up to competition.
- The men’s slopestyle final is set for Feb. 18 in Livigno, with New Zealand’s Dane Menzies topping qualifying and Norway’s Marcus Kleveland second.