Kim Hyunggeun (27 years old), secured 5th place overall in the first run of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. Kim Jinsoo-Kim Hyunggeun completed the approximately 1,445-meter track at the Cortina Sliding Center in Italy in 55.

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Some might say the seeds of an Olympic-sized surprise in snowboarding were planted a month ago. That’s when Chloe Kim went skittering down a halfpipe in Switzerland, smashing her shoulder and turning her run for a third straight gold medal into a less-than-perfect scramble.

Korea's Gaon Choi, 17, rebounded from a hard fall to win gold — and end her role model's historic bid for three in a row in the Winter Olympic halfpipe.

"Amid pressing international conflicts, the Olympics is one of the most significant geopolitical events of the year."

Kim won silver, just behind Choi Gaon of South Korea at the 2026 Games on Feb. 12

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.

A Buddhist monk has drawn international attention after South Korea won landmark Olympic snowboard medals, capping decades of his support for young athletes in a sport long unpopular at home. Snowboarding has long failed to gain popularity in South Korea,

Two South Korean Olympic skiers were caught using an illegal substance on their equipment, leading to their disqualification.

Curling at the Winter Olympics is always a fan-favorite event, but its viral popularity reached new heights thanks to a heated confrontation between Team Canada and Team Sweden at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games.