Chloe Kim’s Olympic threepeat bid in doubt after dislocated shoulder
Jan 08, 2026
Kim, 25, injured shoulder during training in LaaxMRI will determine Olympic availability for US starTwo-time champion chasing historic third goldChloe Kim’s pursuit of an unprecedented third straight Olympic gold medal has been thrown into uncertainty after the American snowboard star dislocated h
er shoulder during a training session in Switzerland.Kim, the dominant force in women’s halfpipe snowboarding for nearly a decade, revealed the injury on Thursday, sharing video of the fall that caused the scare. The injury occured while Kim was training in Laax, a regular World Cup venue and a key pre-Olympic stop on the circuit. The 25-year-old landed a maneuver cleanly but lost her edge shortly afterward, sliding awkwardly across the pipe and into the wall. Continue reading...
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