O’Connor’s hopes melt away in Sochi

Irish snowboarder Seamus O’Connor’s Sochi adventure came to a disappointing end yesterday as he narrowly failed to qualify for the final of the halfpipe discipline at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Wed, 12 Feb, 2014 - 00:00

Eoin O'Callaghan

The 16-year-old placed ninth in the semi-final, with only the top six progressing.

Overall, he finished in 15th place.

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Courts Winter Olympics Sochi Place: Sochi Place: San Diego Place: Rosa Khutor Extreme Park Place: Ireland Place: Pyeongchang Place: Switzerland Place: Japan Person: O’Connor Person: Seamus O’Connor Person: Shaun White Event: 2014 Winter Olympics Event: Olympics Event: Olympic Event: Winter Olympic

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