Ireland's Ben Lynch will have to wait another day to open his Winter Olympics account in Milano-Cortina after the men's halfpipe event was pushed back 24 hours due to adverse weather conditions.

Ireland’s Ben Lynch has qualified for the Winter Olympics final of the freestyle skiing halfpipe, finishing 11 th in the qualifiers with a top score and personal best of 75.75. He becomes the first Irish skier to qualify for a Winter Olympics final.

IN sensational style, Team Ireland’s Ben Lynch qualified for the Olympic final of the men’s freestyle skiing half pipe, finishing 11th in the qualifiers with a top score and personal best of

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 on Friday evening.

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