Choi Gaon and Chloe Kim, a torch passed on the halfpipe at 2026 Winter Olympics
Opening ceremony of 2026 Winter Olympics, a moment that signaled the start of an epic snowboarding saga (Photo by: Wikimedia Commons) A Dramatic Olympic Final with Chloe Kim and Choi Gaon At the Olympic halfpipe final in Livigno, 17-year-old Choi Gaon picked herself up after a brutal opening fall and dropped into the pipe one last time. The crowd fell silent. What followed was the run of her life — a 90.25 that swept past defending champion Chloe Kim and made Gaon the youngest Olympic...