Ireland skier Ben Lynch is into the final of the men’s halfpipe.
It means that Lynch has become the first Irish skier to qualify for any final at the Winter Olympics.
The Dublin born athlete will be back in action for the final this evening.
The Ukraine team will boycott the opening ceremony of next month’s Winter Paralympics in protest at the decision to allow Russian athletes to compete for their country.
Ukraine’s National Paralympic Committee have also demanded that ?the Ukrainian flag not ?be used at event in Verona.
Competitors from Russia and Belarus have been allocated 10 combined slots at the Games, having previously been suspended do to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.