Chloe Kim was so close to making Olympic history by becoming the first snowboarder to win three consecutive gold medals in the halfpipe. Kim ended up earning a silver medal on Thursday as South Korea’s Choi Ga-on ran away with the gold medal thanks to an impressive final run.
Kim’s score of 88 came from her first run during Thursday’s final as she gave a nearly flawless performance. She fell at the end of her second run, resulting in no improvement. Then, on her third and final run, Kim fell again. Ga-on had already beaten her 88 score at that point, solidifying the 17-year-old’s gold medal finish.
