US EditionU.S. snowboarding star Chloe Kim gets silver medal
Choi Gaon, 17, won gold with a near-flawless 90.25 final run, ending Chloe Kim's quest for a third consecutive Olympic halfpipe gold.
- On Thursday at Livigno, Chloe Kim finished second to Choi Gaon in the women's halfpipe, with Mitsuki Ono taking bronze after the Feb. 12 final.
- Attempting a three-peat, Kim wiped out on her final run, ending her bid to become the first snowboarder with three straight Olympic golds.
- Kim led qualifying with a 90.25, known for two kinds of 1080-degree double corks, showcasing her technical edge.
- Kim will require surgery after the season, and Choi's win marks the first non-American woman since Torah Bright in 2010 to win this event, according to sources.
- The contest was a passing-of-the-torch moment, with Kim having mentored Choi earlier in her career, while White was in the crowd Thursday and cringed after Kim fell.
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