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02/12 08:40 CST Chloe Kim on deck for chance at third straight Olympic gold
Chloe Kim on deck for chance at third straight Olympic gold
LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) --- Now, it's Chloe Kim's turn to grasp a special spot in
snowboarding's record book.
Kim will be in the halfpipe Thursday night, trying to become the first
snowboarder to win three straight Olympic gold medals.
The 25-year-old from California hurt her shoulder four weeks ago, disrupting
her lead-in to the Milan Cortina Games. Wearing a brace in qualifying on
Wednesday, she put down a solid run to lead the standings and said her injury
felt fine.
"I've been doing this for 22 years," Kim said. "Muscle memory is a thing."
Kim traditionally has the highest-flying most difficult runs in her sport. She
is the first woman to land two separate kinds of 1080-degree double corks ---
two head-over-heels flips --- and some version of those could be on tap for the
night-time contest at the Livigno Snow Park.
Snoop Dogg is expected to show up to watch one of the biggest names in the
Olympics go for history. So will Kim's boyfriend, Myles Garrett, the defensive
end for the Cleveland Browns.
Shaun White will be on hand, as well. He is the only other snowboarder with
three gold medals in a sport that arrived at the Olympics in 1998.
Two riders --- Ester Ledecka in parallel giant slalom and Anna Gasser in big
air --- had a chance for three straight earlier in these Olympics, but neither
ended up on the podium.
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