'Amazing' Choi Ga-on Dignity Becomes 'TOP 10' Best Moment Shining in First Half With 'First Brazil' Winter Gold Medalist [Milan Olympics]

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Choi Ga-on (18, Sehwa Girls' High School), a Korean snowboard "genius girl," stood tall as one of the best protagonists to shine in the first half of the 2026 Milan-Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics.

NBC, the host broadcaster of the U.S. Olympic Games, selected and announced the "Best Moments of the First 10 Days" on the 10th day of the opening of the event on the 17th (Korea time).

Despite the media's characteristics that mainly shed light on the performance of U.S. players, Choi Ga-on's thrilling come-from-behind victory was proudly cited as one of the best scenes.

NBC focused on the moment of the unexpected incident, saying, "The only player who could prevent Chloe Kim (USA) from losing three consecutive Olympics was Choi Ga-on."

Choi Gaon turned the tables with 90.25 points in the final third period, leaving behind failures in the first and second periods in the women's snowboard halfpipe final at the 2026 Milan and Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics held at Lvigno Snowpark in Italy on the 13th.

Following Choi Ga-on, Chloe Kim won the silver medal with 88.00 points and Ono won the bronze medal with 85.00 points, respectively.

Chloe Kim tried to win her third consecutive title following the 2018 Pyeongchang Games and the 2022 Beijing Games, but lost to Choi Ga-on and won the silver medal.

With this victory, Choi Ga-on stopped her idol Chloe Kim from winning her first three consecutive Olympics.

He also made a new history by breaking Chloe Kim's record for the youngest gold medal in the event (17 years and 10 months at the time), which was set at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, at the age of 17 years and 3 months, about seven months earlier.

NBC, in particular, paid attention to the special relationship between the two players and sportsmanship. The media said, "Chloe Kim invited Choi Ga-on to the U.S. when she was 14 years old to support training in person. It was that special relationship. Despite the result of her student's defeat of her teacher, Chloe Kim was as genuinely pleased and congratulated as Choi Ga-on. It was the most impressive scene."

In fact, Chloe Kim, the last runner in the final, gave Choi Ga-on a warm hug and congratulated him as soon as her silver medal was confirmed. Choi Ga-on also touched the world by expressing his respect and gratitude several times.

In addition to Choi Ga-on, NBC also highlighted the main characters of Brazil and South America, including Lucas Pinheiro Brateng (Alpine Ski), Johanes Hösplot Klevo (Norway), who set a record for the most gold medals (nine), Mikhail Cheidorov (Kazakhstan), who won the men's single figure skating event by causing an upset, and Federica Brignone (Italy), who won the gold medal after overcoming an injury a month before the competition.

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