- Chinese snowboarder Liu Jiayu suffered a terrifying 'Scorpion' crash during Olympic halfpipe qualifying, landing heavily on her left arm and shoulder.
- The PyeongChang silver medallist was stretchered off the course after the incident, which halted action for approximately 10 minutes, with no immediate update on her condition.
- Chloe Kim dominated the qualifying round, finishing first with a commanding performance that included a 13-foot big air leap and a 1080-degree spin.
- Kim's strong showing positions her for a historic attempt at a third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the sport.
- Other top qualifiers for Thursday night's final included Japan's Shimizu Sara and U.S. teammate Maddie Mastro.
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Snowboarder stretchered off course after horror crash at Winter Olympics