Chloe Kim took silver in Olympic halfpipe
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Australia's Scotty James, 31, is seeking his first Olympic gold medal at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in the men's halfpipe.
Hirano is the reigning gold medalist in the event. He also took back-to-back silvers in 2014 and 2018. He can't be completely counted out of the medal race either. He won the first halfpipe event on the FIS World Cup circuit this season.
In addition to becoming the sport’s youngest gold-winning snowboarder, Choi’s victory also earned South Korea its first gold medal in skiing and snowboarding — and the country’s first gold of the 2026 Winter Games. After Kim fell, she gave Choi a warm hug as she celebrated with her family and team.
Snowboarding medal events continue at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics on Friday, Feb. 13, with the women’s cross final and men’s halfpipe final at Livigno Snow Park.
White isn't competing because he retired from snowboarding at the end of the last Olympic cycle. He announced during the 2022 Olympics that it would be his last time at that level of competition. And after it was over, he formally retired from all snowboard competition.
Scotty James, Ayumu Hirano and Cam Melville Ives are among the names to know as men's snowboard halfpipe commences with the qualifying round on Wednesday, Feb. 11.
The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics' snowboarding action already began on Thursday, Feb. 5, with Big Air qualifying runs. With the opening ceremony festivities concluded, the action will continue and increase on Saturday,
Choi Gaon is Chloe Kim's protégé. The 17-year-old's Olympic success made the American great feel like a "proud mom."
The men’s snowboard big air final takes the spotlight Saturday, with riders launching off massive jumps as medals are decided in the trick-based event.
A goofy stance just depicts how you align your feet. In a goofy stance, the right foot is in front of the left as the competitor's natural direction. A regular stance has the left foot in front of the right.
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