Overview
- Kim won silver with an 88.00, as South Korea’s Choi Ga-on scored 90.25 on her final run to take gold; Japan’s Mitsuki Ono earned bronze with 85.00.
- Competing despite a torn labrum confirmed before the Games, Kim’s bid for a third straight Olympic halfpipe title came up just short.
- Kim had led qualifying with a 90.25 to advance to the final as the top seed at Livigno Snow Park.
- Garrett attended qualifying and the final, filmed Kim’s run, and told ESPN, “I got her whole run,” days after a unanimous Defensive Player of the Year award capped his NFL single-season sack record of 23.0.
- The Browns star drew notice for a custom jacket featuring Kim and shared celebratory moments with her after the medal ceremony.