US snowboarder Chloe Kim stunned by South Korea's Gaon Choi, settles for silver in women's halfpipe

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United States snowboarder Chloe Kim couldn't make it three straight gold medals in the women's halfpipe event on Thursday, falling on her final run to give South Korea’s Gaon Choi gold at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games.

Kim still won silver after her 88.00 finish on her first run, which sat in first place throughout the halfpipe final until Choi, who had two scary falls on her first two runs, was emotional after a clean run landed a whopping 90.25 score to overtake first place.

Kim, who fell on her second run, still had a chance to get her top score back. But she fell halfway through, and the South Korean team was jumping for joy knowing gold was secured.

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United States' Chloe Kim falls during the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Kim, who has won gold in the previous two Olympics, may have seen her reign ended in the event. But she was all smiles, heading straight for Choi to celebrate with her.

Alongside Choi and bronze medal winner Mitsuki Ono from Japan, Kim continued to point at the South Korean victor as the camera caught them together at the bottom of the hill.

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Choi is just 17 years old, and was considered the biggest threat to Kim entering the event. She had won the X Games at only 14 years old, and it was time for her first Olympics in Milan. The two falls didn’t seem promising, but she made it count on the final run.