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Team GB's Billy Morgan through to slopestyle finals

Billy Morgan joins his Team GB teammate Jamie Nicholls in the finals of the slopestyle snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Great Britain's Billy Morgan has qualified for the finals of the slopestyle snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

The 24-year-old finished first in the semi-finals with a score of 90.75 and joins his teammate Jamie Nicholls in the final, which is scheduled to be held later this morning.

Team USA's Sage Kotsenburg has also booked his place in the final with a score of 90.50, while Mark McMorris of Canada ended up in third.

Yuki Kadono edged Belgium's Seppe Smits, who finished Saturday's heat with a score of 84.50, just .25 worse off than his fourth-placed Japanese rival.

Among the notable names to miss out on a spot in the final were Jan Scherrer of Switzerland, Australian snowboarder Scotty James and the USA's Chas Guldemond.

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Great Britain's Billy Morgan competes in the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle qualification at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 6, 2014
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