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A Korean genius girl and the strongest snowboarder in the U.S. will face off at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina D'Ampezzo. Border Choi Ga-on (18, Sehwa Girls' High School), a high school girl who is seeking a generational change in the snowboard halfpipe event, and Chloe Kim (26, USA), a living legend who is trying to write the history of three consecutive Olympics, will face off.
The U.S. media 'Forves' selected eight athletes to pay attention to in the Olympic halfpipe on the 3rd (Korea Standard Time). Halfpipe has been loved by fans for its brilliant technology and exciting development since the adoption of the official Olympic sport in 1998.
Forbes was the first to mention Choi Ga-on and highlighted it. Choi Ga-on made a splendid appearance in January 2023, breaking the record of the youngest ever win of the X game (14 years old) held by his mentor Chloe Kim at the age of 14 years and two months. Since then, Choi Ga-on has risen to No. 1 in the world rankings by winning the Copper Mountain World Cup in December 2023 and reaching the top of the World Cup three times this season alone.
"If Choi Ga-on wins the gold medal at this Olympics, he will break Chloe Kim's record for the youngest Olympic snowboard gold medal ever at the age of 17 years and 90 days," the media said, evaluating him as a rival to stop Chloe Kim from winning three consecutive games.
In response, Chloe Kim is challenging the milestone of the first three consecutive gold medals in Olympic halfpipe history. Chloe Kim is the only female player who has already succeeded in spinning at 1260 degrees. Although he suffered a shoulder injury in January, he has now completed rehabilitation and prepared to play normally.
However, behind Chloe Kim's brilliant career, there was also a pain in her male mother. U.S. media "CBS Sports" has re-examined the serious mental pain that Chloe Kim has suffered since winning the gold medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics through past reports.
At that time, Chloe Kim suffered from severe depression and panic disorder due to her sudden fame, jealousy from her teammates, and stalker problems. Khloe Kim said in an interview, "I hated my life at the time. I was so scared that people recognized me, and I felt trapped in the dark enough to throw the gold medal into the trash in anger," he confessed.
Chloe Kim, who went through burnout and suddenly announced her retirement in 2019 and went on to Princeton University, regained calm through both academic and psychotherapy. Since then, he has successfully returned to the 2022 Beijing Olympics and won two consecutive games, showing off his robustness. Chloe Kim, who overcame the ordeal, will compete with Choi Ga-on, who threatens her record.
Olympic medalist Tomita Sena of Japan is participating in the Olympics for the third time. Domita, who won the bronze medal at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, is performing stronger after returning after a brief break in the season. In particular, he won his first career championship at the Calgary World Cup in March 2025 and topped the snow league hosted by Sean White, raising his sense of practice. "Domita's overwhelming height and sophisticated front-side 1080 tailgrip technology are powerful weapons that will shake the game," Forbes said.
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