American snowboarder Nathan Pare reacts to disqualification following collision at Milan Cortina Olympics

Nathan Pare's bid for golden astatine the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics came to an abrupt extremity connected Day 6 of the Winter Games.

The day's 2nd snowboarding quarterfinal lawsuit did not spell arsenic Pare apt hoped, with the American competing adjacent past spot for astir of the race. Pare gained immoderate momentum astir a turn, but his snowboard became intertwined with Spain's Lucas Eguibar Breton.

Part of the backmost information of Pare's committee appeared to marque interaction with Eguibar Breton’s board. The collision yet caused the Spaniard to suffer equilibrium and autumn down.

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Nathan Pare of the United States reacts aft being penalized and being ranked arsenic past successful a men's snowboard transverse quarterfinal vigor during the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games astatine Livigno Snow Park connected Feb. 12, 2026 successful Livigno, Italy. (Nathan Ray Seebeck/Imagn Images)

Pare did support his 3rd spot place aft the incident. He past rallied to the first-place presumption connected the last leap of the course. Pare's celebratory mode didn't past long, arsenic judges rapidly launched a reappraisal of the quarterfinal run.

Judges past determined that Pare was disqualified from the competition, citing the collision. The determination sparked a pointed effect from Pare.

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"That’s insane," tv microphones seemed to person caught Pare saying successful notation to the judges' ruling.

Nathan Pare of Team United States speaks to an authoritative aft being ranked arsenic past pursuing a reappraisal successful the Men's Snowboard Cross Quarterfinals connected time six of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games astatine Livigno Snow Park connected Feb. 12, 2026 successful Livigno, Italy. (Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

The broadcasters connected work for the livestream of the quarterfinal besides weighed in.

"He stumbles a small bit, and helium doesn’t spot him backmost there," 1 announcer said. "... That did not look similar it was connected purpose."

When it comes to interference, the snowboard transverse regularisation publication describes 3 categories: intentional, involuntary and incidental. In 2 of those cases, involuntary and incidental, a rival would typically beryllium penalized with a yellowish paper — which efficaciously serves arsenic a warning. But thing deemed arsenic intentional interaction is eligible for a reddish paper and disqualification.

Nathan Pare of Team United States competes successful tally 1 of the Men's Snowboard Cross Seeding connected time six of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games astatine Livigno Snow Park connected Feb. 12, 2026 successful Livigno, Italy. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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Since the judges ruled the collision involving Pare arsenic intentional, helium could not beforehand to the semifinals. Instead, Jonas Chollet and Loan Bozzolo, some of France, moved connected to the adjacent round.

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