Overview
- Choi Gaon of South Korea took gold with 90.25 points, with Chloe Kim earning silver on 88.00 and Japan’s Ono Mitsuki claiming bronze on 85.00.
- Kim opened with an 88.00 to lead after the first two runs before Choi overtook her on the third and final attempt.
- Fresh snowfall and frequent crashes shaped the final, with Choi recovering from a heavy first-run fall to deliver the winning score.
- Kim returned to competition weeks after a January training crash that dislocated her shoulder and she had topped Wednesday’s qualification.
- US rapper Snoop Dogg and snowboard icon Shaun White watched from the stands, while Germany’s Leilani Ettel (13th), Kona Ettel (18th) and Anne Hedrich (19th) missed the final.