Team USA’s Chloe Kim is looking for an Olympic gold three-peat in the women’s snowboard halfpipe final of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026 (2/12/26) at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno,

While there are many talented boarders heading into the competition, the attention is all on Chloe Kim of the United States. She has won gold in each of the past two Olympics, and is a heavy favorite to do it again in the mountains of Livigno.

In his Olympic debut, talented 17-year-old Alessandro Barbieri finished fourth in the men's halfpipe qualifiers, putting him in mix for a medal.

At the top of the halfpipe, seconds away from destiny or disappointment, Chloe Kim took a long pause and a deep breath. For an hour, it seemed like Kim was cruising toward a third straight gold medal and Olympic history for any snowboarder,

Austin Florian, a skeleton racer from Southington, finished the first two heats of Olympic competition in 13th place with a combined time of 1:54.53 at Cortina Sliding Center in Italy Thursday. Florian,

Wrightwood snowboarder Maddie Mastro failed to land her signature trick, the double crippler, in all three of her final runs at the Olympics, leaving her in last place.

After sitting in second place in the qualifying round, Elizabeth Lemley, 20, put down the gold medal-winning run in her Olympic debut, benefiting from a slip-up from defending champion Jakara Anthony. She tallied a final score of 82.30, sending her big and rowdy cheering section of friends and family from Vail, Colo. into a frenzy.

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