Canada's Read advances to ski-jumping final
Nephew of skiing great Ken Read only Canadian to move ahead
Stefan Read of Edmonton, Alta., advanced to the final of the large hill ski-jumping event on Friday at Whistler Olympic Park.
Read, nephew of Canadian skiing great Ken Read, moved ahead after placing 36th in the qualifying round with a total score of 102.9.
The final will take place Saturday at 11:30 a.m. PT.
The top 10 jumpers in World Cup standings, including Austria's Wolfgang Loitzl and Gregor Schlierenzauer, Poland's Adam Malysz and leader Simon Ammann of Switzerland, pre-qualified for the final.
Three other Canadians competed Friday but failed to advance.
Toronto's Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes, 18, came in 45th place with a score of 83.8.
Calgary's Trevor Morrice, 18, finished 49th with a score of 73.8.
Calgary's Eric Mitchell, 17, who has no World cup experience, was the first competitor of the contest. He finished in last place with a score of 47.4.
The athletes with the top 40 jump scores advanced to the large hill final.
Women do not compete in ski-jumping at the Olympic level, although they have made several attempts to have the sport included at the Games.