'Suspect judging' as Jamie Nicholls controversially crashes out in PyeongChang slopestyle qualifying

ByDan Quarrell

Updated 10/02/2018 at 09:48 GMT

Britain's Jamie Nicholls controversially failed to qualify from his slopestyle heat with GB's Park and Pipe citing "some suspect judging" in PyeongChang.

Nicholls crashed out in his second run in the qualifiers to finish up eighth in his heat with only the top six making the final.

But it was his first run which caused controversy as the 24-year-old received a surprisingly low score of 71.

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The Brit appeared to be punished for touching the snow with his hand in the first run, with his score forcing him to gamble at the second attempt.

Jamie Nicholls of Britain reacts after crashing out in PyeongChang

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GB's official Park and Pike account tweeted that "some suspect judging" was behind the score Nicholls received.

"I was gutted to see 71," he told BBC Sport. "I wasn't happy with it."

Fellow Team GB competitors Billy Morgan and Rowan Coultas also endured frustrating campaigns in heat two.

Both crashed and failed to qualify, finishing 10th and 18th respectively to round off a disappointing day in the event for the Brits.

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