Final standings
1. Alexander Hall (USA) - 90.01
2. Nicholas Goepper (USA) - 86.48
3. Jesper Tjader (Sweden) - 85.35
10. Ben Barclay (New Zealand) - 67.40
And there we have it - Alexander Hall is your Olympic champion.
A tough day out for Kiwi Ben Barclay with crashes in two of his three runs, but he'll undoubtedly take plenty away from the experience, closing with an impressive final run to finish 10th.
Barclay carried a niggling knee injury into the final, but admitted the adrenaline meant it never hindered his performance.
"I exceeded my expectations to even be here today, so at the end of the day, I'm stoked," Barclay told Sky Sport.
"It's been incredible. Everyone at that start gate has been an idol of mine over the years."
Barclay also revealed he has been forced to borrow a ski from one of the other competitors after he broke one during practice, although it was an identical replacement.
"Everyone wishes the best for the other competitors and we're all just good mates having a fun day skiing," he adds.
Baclay pointed to the problematic second jump as his downfall in the final, which saw him come undone in his first two runs.
"I couldn't quite put it down when it mattered but that happens in sport sometimes… but I'm still really happy."
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3:48pm - Here we go, Barclay up for his final run. Saves his best for last, clean and stylish run to score 67.40.
An encouraging finish for the Kiwi.
3:33pm - Round two is in the bag, with Americans currently in the top two spots.
Kiwi Ben Barclay will be riding for pride in the upcoming third and final run, after crashing in his first two.
3:15pm - NZ's Barclay up for his second run....shaky on the rail feature, double cork 1440, but the second jump comes back to haunt him again, finds himself on his backside and he's forced to skip the final jump.
Judges give him a 29.78, and that spells the end of his medal hopes. A great learning experience nonetheless for the 20-year-old Aucklander.
3:01pm - Run one of three has been completed, with American Hall the early frontrunner.
Kiwi Barclay crashed on the final jump on his first run, meaning he'll need big scores in these final two runs to force his way on to the podium.
2:52pm - Sweden's Jesper Tjader brings some heat, scoring 85.35 to leap into second.
2:48pm - Three riders left to make their first runs, with the field reduced to 11 due to an injury to Swiss Kim Gubser.
Slick run from American Alexander Hall to earn a 90.01 and go to the top of the standings with his compatriot.
2:41pm - Here comes Barclay...stylish through the rail section, double cork 1440, looking good... but he can't stick the bottom jump, losing a ski in the process.
It's all down to the last two runs now for the Kiwi.
2:34pm - A few sloppy runs to open proceedings this afternoon. Barclay is sixth in the run order, two athletes currently ahead of him yet to make their opener.
2:30pm - Superb conditions in Beijing today. Let's get underway.
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Kia ora and welcome to Newshub's coverage of the men's freeski slopestyle final in Beijing, where New Zealand's Ben Barclay will try to earn a spot on the podium.
The Aucklander was in fine form during Tuesday's qualifiers, posting competitive scores of 76.00 and 77.71 through his two runs to finish seventh, earning a spot in the final in his Olympics debut.
Teammate Finn Bilous wasn't as fortunate, coming in 15th to miss out on the all-important top 12.
We'll have all the action live from 2:30pm, with Barclay sitting sixth in the run order.
Mens' freestyle skiing slopestyle final order:
1. Oliwer Magnusson (Sweden)
2. Max Moffatt (Canada)
3. Fabian Boesch (Switzerland)
4. Matej Svancer (Austria)
5. Kim Gubser (Switzerland)
6. Ben Braclay (NZ)
7. Colby Stevenson (USA)
8. Alexander Hall (USA)
9. Jesper Tjader (Sweden)
10. Nicholas Goepper (USA)
11. Birk Ruud (Norway)
12. Andri Ragettli (Switzerland)
