A month after tearing her labrum, two-time defending Olympic champ Chloe Kim topped qualifying in snowboard halfpipe at the 2026 Winter Games.
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Japan's Sara Shimizu and Kim's U.S. teammate Maddie Mastro took 2nd and 3rd.
Chloe Kim will drop last in Thursday's 12-rider final, a position of advantage. If she wins gold in Italy, she will become the first snowboarder to win an Olympic title at three consecutive Games.
