American snowboarders Chloe Kim, Bea Kim and Maddie Mastro will compete in the women’s halfpipe final Thursday afternoon, though all eyes will be on Kim, as the 25-year-old Californian looks to capture a historic third straight gold medal in the Winter Olympics event. Each of the 12 finalists w ill take three turns at the halfpipe, with their best score used to determine placement. The first of the halfpipe runs begins Thursday at 1:30 p.m. ET., followed immediately by the second and third runs, after which medals will be awarded. Kim snowboards last in each of the three runs. Watch live: women’s snowboard halfpipe final 🥇 The two-time gold medalist in the women’s snowboard halfpipe sailed through qualifications on Wednesday to land a spot in the finals. She did so while wearing a shoulder brace for an injury she sustained four weeks ago. Watch her qualifying run in the player below. var pymParent = new pym.Parent('olyLink142', 'https://visuals.otsops.com/projects/milan-links-generator/visual-link.html?link=https://www.nbcolympics.com/videos/chloe-kim-cruises-halfpipe-final-despite-injurytitle=Chloe%20Kim%20cruises%20into%20halfpipe%20final%20despite%20injuryrand=142image=https://images.nbcolympics.com/sites/default/files/2026-02/1920x1080_Kim_GettyImages-2261028787.jpg?impolicy=rect_medium_1024_576', {title: '', parenturlparam: '', parenturlvalue: ''}); If Kim can win gold, she’ll be the first snowboarder to win three straight Olympic gold medals. The three-time Olympian from California will have some steep competition in Japan’s Sara Shimizu and Sena Tomita, as well as fellow American Maddie Mastro. How to watch snowboard halfpipe final? American snowboarder’s Chloe Kim, Bea Kim and Maddie Mastro will compete in the women’s halfpipe final. Each of the 12 finalists will take three turns at the halfpipe, with their best score used to determine placement. The first of the halfpipe runs begins Thursday at 1:30 p.m. ET. ...read more read less