Chloe Kim’s protégé foiled her Olympic three-peat dreams. She’s celebrating anyway

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February 13, 2026

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Chloe Kim (L), Gaon Choi (C) and Mitsuki Ono celebrate with their medals after the women

Korea’s Gaon Choi, 17, rebounded from a hard fall to win gold — and end her role model’s historic bid for three in a row in the Winter Olympic halfpipe.

(Image credit: Cameron Spencer)