US EditionU.S. Snowboarder Chloe Kim Wins Silver, Denied 3-Peat in Halfpipe
Choi Gaon, aged 17, became the youngest Olympic halfpipe gold medalist with a final score of 90.25, while Chloe Kim earned silver despite a shoulder injury.
- On Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, Choi Gaon, 17, captured women's halfpipe gold at Livigno Snow Park with a 90.25 final run, beating two-time champion Chloe Kim.
- Chloe Kim, the 25-year-old two-time defending champion, injured her shoulder four weeks ago and wore a brace in qualifying on Wednesday, limiting her usual on-snow practice before the final.
- After an ugly first-run crash, Choi was attended by medics on course, then returned for her second run and continued in the final, despite initial withdrawal doubts.
- Among the crowd, supporters including Myles Garrett and Snoop Dogg watched as Kim hugged Choi in an emotional moment, with Kim planning to return to the U.S. for shoulder surgery.
- The victory makes Choi the youngest Olympic halfpipe gold medalist at 17, and the first non-American woman to win since Torah Bright, signaling a generational shift.
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Silver medalist United States’ Chloe Kim holds her medal after the women’s snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) LIVIGNO, ITALY – FEBRUARY 12: Silver medalist Chloe Kim of Team United States celebrates with the national flag of the United States during the medal ceremony for the Women’s Snowboard Halfpipe on day six of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic…
Snowboarder Choi Gaon claims Olympic gold in women's halfpipe
MILAN — Choi Gaon captured the women's halfpipe snowboard title at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Thursday for South Korea's first gold medal of the competition staging a miraculous comeback after taking a nasty fall that appeared to have dashed her hopes. Choi, 17, scored 90.25 points in the final held at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, some 140 kilometers north of Milan. She denied Korean American superstar Chloe Kim a historic third strai…
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