Overview
- Kim scored 88.00 for silver in Livigno as South Korea’s Choi Ga-on took gold with a 90.25 final run, with Japan’s Mitsuki Ono earning bronze.
- The podium finish made Kim the first U.S. woman to medal in three consecutive Olympic halfpipe events.
- Garrett attended her qualifying and final runs, cheered from the venue, and wore a custom jacket featuring her image.
- On Valentine’s Day, Garrett posted an Instagram tribute calling Kim “my love and my Valentine,” and she replied thanking him and calling him her Valentine.
- Kim said a recent training injury in Switzerland left her unsure she would compete and described Garrett as “my best friend” in a recent interview.