8th – USA

The Americans were first out the blocks, dropping their latest get-up back in November.

It’s an evolution of sorts; we dubbed their Sochi look – scruffy, patchwork-quilted, Old-Glory-emblazoned – the ‘hobo astronaut’, and it appears that Team USA and Burton have responded with “we can go one better”.

The pairing of the Big B with the Stars & Stripes has traditionally been in for some flak – there were the white pinstripes of 2006, and the luberjack-shirt-with-jeans look of 2010 – but this is the first time they’ve embraced a fully novelty look. A word of advice for the powers that be: not many people have their best ideas whilst browsing a fancy dress shop…

Don’t be surprised if the commentators can’t help mentioning it during the halfpipe. If you hear the words ‘blasting off’, ‘sending it to the Moon’, and ‘going into orbit’, then that’s a bingo!

6th – SOUTH KOREA

Another one-colour combo, and again, not a pretty one. The South Koreans were a pleasant surprise in the men’s pipe qualifier, making the most of their home advantage, but it wasn’t enough to distract from their Smurf suits.

Kappa, a brand we hadn’t seem much of since the shopping centres of the late 1990s, are the culprits here.

5th – CANADA

In a lot of cases, national teams have revealed their Olympic outfits for press appearances, the opening ceremony and the like, without showing us what the riders will actually be wearing on the hill.

That’s what we thought we were looking at when the Canadians debuted their latest five-rings gear. ‘Yes, those wooly jumpers look cosy, but what’s the outerwear going to look like?’ As it turns out, this was the outerwear…

This year, as well as kitting out Team USA, Burton have taken the job for their neighbours to the north, and gone with a knitted look that attempts to pay homage to First Nations culture, but ends up reminiscent of a naff Christmas jumper.

Given how bastard cold it is in Pyeongchang right now, riders from other countries are probably really jealous.

3rd – JAPAN

White jackets are hard to pull off, but if you’re as good as the Japanese team then you get a pass. Still, with the blue pants and that odd choice of font for the ‘Japan’ logo, it almost out-NASAs the USA team.

We’re not sure about the flag-on-helmet approach, either. It looks like his GoPro mount has fallen off.

2nd – NEW ZEALAND

Kiwi rider Carlos Garcia Knight was the surprise success of the first slopestyle qualifier, flying through in 2nd place behind Marcus Kleveland. He even led the final after the first run.

Perhaps it was the power of the All Blacks approach that did it for him? The fern on the leg is a bit much though.

1st – FINLAND

OK, on the face of it this is pretty boring – all black except white gloves, and a subtle Finnish flag on the arm.

However, it had the desired effect, even making even Rene Rinnekangas look vaguely intimidating. We’ve also awarded extra points for coach Antti Koskinen and his knitting needles, just because.

We’ll have more Olympic uniforms after the women’s slopestyle, and again after the halfpipe and Big Air events. Stay tuned.