Published Feb 13, 2026
eventeen-year-old Choi Gaon won Olympic gold with a 90.25 in Run 3, overturning Chloe Kim’s opening 88.00. Japan’s Mitsuki Ono claimed bronze on 85.00. The final was staged under lights at Livigno Snow Park, where Choi rebounded from a first-run crash to post the decisive score.
Kim led after Run 1 but could not improve, settling for silver and ending her bid for a third straight Olympic title. Choi becomes the first South Korean woman to win an Olympic snowboarding gold, underscoring a generational shift at the top of the halfpipe.
Ono’s 85.00 secured Japan’s fourth consecutive women’s halfpipe medal across the last three Games and highlighted the event’s rising depth across Asia and North America. The podium compresses the points at the top of the global halfpipe hierarchy heading into the post-Olympic cycle.
Podium
• 1 Choi Gaon (KOR) 90.25
• 2 Chloe Kim (USA) 88.00
• 3 Mitsuki Ono (JPN) 85.00
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Article Sources: https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/results/sbd/je/w/hp----------------/fnl-/--------/result, https://www.reuters.com/sports/snowboarding-south-koreas-choi-wins-womens-halfpipe-gold-2026-02-12/, https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/12/chloe-kim-third-straight-olympic-halfpipe-gold-livigno, https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/three-peat-denied-gaon-choi-stuns-halfpipe-gold-over-defending-champ-chloe-kim
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