"Chloe Kim's third run to the Olympics started with the usual questions: How will she handle the pressure? Can she enjoy the journey? How does being famous elevate or diminish the experience? And, of course, will she win her third straight gold medal? Now, comes one that nobody saw coming: Will America's best snowboarder, one of the major attractions of next month's Milan Cortina Games, even make it to the halfpipe?"
"A shoulder injury during training has turned the buildup to the Olympics into a scramble for the 25-year-old Kim, whose catalog of tricks outclasses everything else in this high-risk, high-reward sport. Obviously, I'm really disappointed that I can't snowboard until right before the Olympics, which is going to be hard, Kim said in a recent update on Jan. 13, four weeks before the start of the women's halfpipe contest. I haven't gotten nearly the amount of reps that I would have liked, but that's OK."
Chloe Kim sustained a shoulder injury during training that has limited her ability to practice ahead of the Milan-Cortina Olympics. The injury has reduced her repetitions and forced a constrained preparation window four weeks before the women's halfpipe contest. At 25, Kim remains one of the most technically advanced riders, with a catalog of tricks that surpasses most competitors and a record that includes eight Winter X Games gold medals. The injury raises questions about whether she will compete and whether she can perform at full strength, with rivals like Gaon Choi and Sena Tomita positioned to capitalize if she is not fully recovered.
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