Upbeat O’Connor remains confident of final berth

Ireland’s Seamus O’Connor remains confident a place in the final of the slopestyle snowboarding event can be secured tomorrow morning.

The 16-year old Californian, with paternal grandparents from Dublin and Drogheda, will bid to secure one of the four remaining final berths in tomorrow’s penultimate round.

Eight of 29 riders advanced from yesterday morning’s qualification with the Irish snowboarder trailing in 13th in the second heat.