17-year-old snowboarding phenom Gaon Choi of Team South Korea went down in a big crash during Thursday’s women’s halfpipe final.
After being down for several minutes while receiving medical attention, Choi was able to move all extremities.
LIVIGNO, ITALY – FEBRUARY 12: Gaon Choi of Team Republic of Korea is treated by medical staff after she crashes during the Women’s Snowboard Halfpipe Final on day six of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Livigno Snow Park on February 12, 2026 in Livigno, Italy. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)
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Choi was considered the top competition for snowboarder Chloe Kim, who entered Thursday seeking to join Shaun White as the only Olympic athlete to three-peat gold in the event (he did so in 2006, 2010 and 2018).