{"id":200164,"date":"2026-02-12T18:51:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T18:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/u-s-snowboarding-star-chloe-kim-goes-for-olympic-history-thursday-nbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T18:51:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T18:51:03","slug":"u-s-snowboarding-star-chloe-kim-goes-for-olympic-history-thursday-nbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/u-s-snowboarding-star-chloe-kim-goes-for-olympic-history-thursday-nbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. snowboarding star Chloe Kim goes for Olympic history Thursday – NBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MILAN \u2014 U.S. snowboarding star Chloe Kim is on the verge of history <\/a>when she competes in the final of the women\u2019s snowboard halfpipe on Thursday at Livigno Snow Park. With top honors in the event at both PyeongChang in 2018 and Beijing in 2022, she would become the first snowboarder to claim three straight gold medals.
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\u201cI\u2019m just going to do what I came here to do, and if they decide to give it to me, then awesome,\u201d she said this week. \u201cBut I\u2019m really just grateful to be in the position where I\u2019ve won all these events multiple times. The fact that I\u2019m able to be here and riding and being confident is all I can ask for.\u201d
Kim, 25, nearly missed the Milan Cortina Games<\/a> entirely when she suffered a shoulder injury <\/a>during a training run last month in Switzerland. But after being cleared to compete, she hasn\u2019t missed a beat, taking the top spot out of 24 riders in Wednesday\u2019s qualifying with a score of 90.25.
She said her shoulder is feeling \u201cpretty good\u201d heading into Thursday\u2019s final.
\u201cIt hasn\u2019t popped out since it happened, which is awesome,\u201d she said. \u201cI feel like it\u2019s trending towards the right direction. I will need surgery after this event, though. But it feels really good.\u201d
Kim is considered the biggest women\u2019s snowboarding star in the sport\u2019s history. In 2018, at just 17 years old, she became the youngest woman to win an Olympic snowboarding gold medal. She is also a three-time world champion and eight-time X Games champion.
Looking to prevent her from making history are Sara Shimizu of Japan and fellow American Maddie Mastro, who took second and third, respectively, in the qualifying round.
Kim said she\u2019s proud of herself for persevering through the recent injuries and putting herself in a position to claim gold once again.
\u201cI\u2019m just happy to be here because for a little bit, a couple of months ago, it wasn\u2019t looking too certain,\u201d she said. \u201cSo I\u2019m stoked that I was able to make it out and make it through qualifiers.
\u201cI\u2019m really happy with who I\u2019ve become,\u201d she added. \u201cGoing into these Games, I felt really at ease and calm. I know what I\u2019m here to do.\u201d
Greg Rosenstein is the sports editor for NBC News Digital.
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