US EditionChloe Kim dislocates shoulder again, putting 2026 Olympics in jeopardy
Kim dislocated her shoulder during halfpipe training in Switzerland, putting her bid for a third Olympic gold in doubt with an MRI scheduled to assess injury severity.
- Two-Time Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim dislocated her shoulder in training and is uncertain about competing in the Winter Olympics in Italy next month.
- Kim landed a jump cleanly but lost her edge and went skittering across the halfpipe face down.
- Kim is trying to stay optimistic about competing at the Olympics, saying 'I feel really good about where my snowboarding is at right now, so I know the minute I get cleared and I'm good to go, I should be fine.
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Chloe Kim's Olympic Three-Peat in Question After Shoulder Dislocation
American snowboarding icon Chloe Kim has sparked fears for her 2026 Winter Olympic campaign after revealing she dislocated her shoulder during a routine training session in Switzerland this week. The 25-year-old two-time Olympic gold medallist and undisputed queen of the halfpipe is the athlete at the centre of the injury scare. Kim suffered a dislocated shoulder during what she described as the 'silliest fall' while practising at a world-class …
US snowboarding star Chloe Kim sustains shoulder injury ahead of Winter Olympics
US snowboarding star Chloe Kim confirmed on Thursday that she dislocated her shoulder while practicing in Switzerland, leaving her participation in next month’s Winter Olympics in doubt.
American freestyle snowboarding star Chloe Kim has dislocated her shoulder less than a month before the start of the Winter Olympics in Italy. She suffered the injury during training, just weeks before she will compete for a third consecutive Olympic gold medal, the French news agency AFP reported.
Chloe Kim has already won Olympic gold twice. A training crash is now dampening the ambitions of the US snowboard star to a third triumph in series.
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