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Chloe Kim celebrated her Olympic gold medal win with Eileen Gu, who called the snowboarder 'a friend, inspo, and big sister'
The Team China freestyle skiing star reached out from the crowd to hug Kim after she won the gold m…
Meredith Cash
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Chloe Kim cried with relief upon defending her Olympic gold medal following 'the worst practice of my life'
"I had one of the worst practices I've ever had, which does not put you in a good place mentally," …
Meredith Cash
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Freeskier Eileen Gu takes gold in the women's ski halfpipe for her third medal at the Beijing Games
Eileen Gu, the US-born 18-year-old skier who chose to compete for China, is the first freeskier to …
Matthew Loh
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Chloe Kim posted an Instagram story about hurting her butt in the middle of the Olympic halfpipe final
After securing a gold medal on her first of three runs, Chloe Kim had some fun — on the slopes and …
Meredith Cash
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An Olympic snowboarder pulled a dumpling out of her pocket for a mid-competition snack during halfpipe qualifiers
"When I was like strapping into dropping for that second run, I was like, 'Oh my God, my dumpling i…
Meredith Cash
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A skier lost control, flew out of the Olympic halfpipe, and smashed skis-first into a cameraman — sending him crashing into the snow
Finland's Jon Sallinen flew out of the pipe and into the unsuspecting cameraman. It's not known if …
Barnaby Lane
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Shaun White wins gold medal in men's halfpipe with near-perfect run in dramatic finish
The gold is a redemption of sorts for White. After winning golds in Turin in 2006 and Vancouver in …
Scott Davis
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The 15 best photos from Chloe Kim's dominating gold medal performance in the ladies' halfpipe
Kim nailed her first of three runs in the final and then coasted to her first gold medal at just 17…
Cork Gaines
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16-year-old Japanese snowboarder suffers horrifying fall in men's halfpipe and gets taken out on stretcher
On his second run of the final, Totsuka dropped in and went for his first jump, twisting several ti…
Scott Davis
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A Swiss skier botched his landing, lost his skis, and crashed painfully on the lip of the halfpipe at the 2018 Winter Olympics
In halfpipe skiing, athletes are judged by the quality of tricks they perform while riding down the…
Alan Dawson
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American halfpipe skier who didn't perform a single trick gamed the system to qualify for the Olympics while representing Hungary
Swaney is American and originally competed for her mother's native Venezuela. But later, she switch…
Tyler Lauletta
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Shaun White Falls Twice In Halfpipe, Fails To Medal
Iouri Podladtchikov of Switzerland landed a double-cork 1440, a move that White had been the first …
Cork Gaines
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The Olympic halfpipe skier who couldn't do any tricks worked 18-20 hours a day doing random jobs to pay for her journey to the games
"She traveled to Korea and France and Spain and China, balancing a schedule that, at times, include…
Scott Davis
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Olympic Snowboarding Coach Unloads On Sochi's Terrible Halfpipe With Expletive-Laden Quote
"I've come to the point of being diplomatic, but it's actually very s***. It's come down to the fin…
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Skier Who Used To Be Allergic To Cold Weather Finishes 5th In The Olympic Halfpipe
"I just thought it was so weird, but didn't think a whole lot about it, and jumped into a really co…
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Freestyle Skier Suffers Concussion After A Nasty Crash On 'Crappy' Halfpipe In Sochi
Freestyle skier Rowan Cheshire of Great Britain ended up in the hospital on Sunday after suffering …
Leah Goldman
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CHART: Failures In Snowboarding Halfpipe Are A Huge Blow To Overall US Medal Count
One of the benefits of adding snowboarding to the Winter Olympics has been that the events have boo…
Cork Gaines
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The Simple Reason Shaun White Is So Much Better Than The Rest Of The World In Halfpipe
Here is Nathan Johnstone of Australia on his first jump, near the same light fixture. Johnstone fin…
Cork Gaines
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Snowboarders Call Sochi's Halfpipe 'Garbage,' Blast Organizers For Being Too Cheap To Build It Right
"The IOC probably didn't want to pay the right guys to do it. I'm pretty sure what they're focused …
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A Photo Of Shaun White's Board Bending Like Crazy On One Of The Falls That Cost Him The Halfpipe
After a near-perfect run in qualifying, he struggled in the finals. He fell twice in his first run,…