The women’s snowboard halfpipe final at the 2026 Winter Olympics promises a high-flying showdown as the world’s top riders compete for Olympic gold on Thursday at Big Air Shougang in Milano‑Cortina.

American Chloe Kim washed out on her final run, falling short of a historic third consecutive snowboard gold medal at the Winter Olympics on Thursday.

LIVIGNO, Italy — Chloe Kim was trying to become the first snowboarder to win three consecutive Olympic halfpipe titles, but the American’s bid for history was ruined by Choi Gaon’s sensational final run, which secured the teenager the Olympic title.

Live updates from the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Thursday. Get the latest news, results, medal count, TV schedules and highlights from Italy.

Kim takes on the women's halfpipe final at 1:30 p.m ET.

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Two-time Olympic champion Chloe Kim fell short of a historic third-straight gold medal, taking silver after South Korea’s 17-year-old Gaon Choi glided to victory in the women’s snowboard halfpipe final.

Pare appeared to have won his quarterfinal heat, but race officials disqualified him for appearing to make contact with another rider.

Pinckney's Jake Vedder competed in his second Winter Olympic Games in snowboard cross on Thursday, Feb. 12.

The 2026 Winter Olympics continue on Thursday, February 12, with another full day of action across the ice and on the slopes. We will get to see the men’s hockey tournament kick into full swing with the United States

Australian snowboarder Cam Bolton suffered a broken neck in an accident while training at the Winter Olympics in Italy.

No sport at the Winter Olympics is more chaotic and arguably more exhilarating than snowboard cross, which whittles down a 32-person field with a series of four-man heats that resemble a human version of the Daytona 500 combined with a touch of Kentucky Derby — on a snowboard,