Livigno, Italy, Feb 12, 2026 (AFP) - Teenager Choi denies Kim Olympic snowboard hat-trick

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2026-02-12

South Korean teenager Choi Gaon shocked US snowboard superstar Chloe Kim in the Olympic women's halfpipe final on Thursday as the American missed out on a historic hat-trick. Choi, 17, scored a competition-high 90.25 in her third run at Livigno Snow Park to top Kim's score of 88.00, with the American having to settle for silver. Japan's Mitsuki Ono took bronze with a score of 85.00. World Cup leader Choi recovered from a brutal fall on her firs......

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