Chloe Kim’s pursuit of an unprecedented third straight Olympic gold medal has been thrown into uncertainty after the American snowboard star dislocated her shoulder during a training session in Switzerland. The injury occured while Kim was training in Laax, a regular World Cup venue and a key pre-Olympic stop on the circuit. Allow Instagram content? Kim burst onto the Olympic stage at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, winning gold at just 17 years old, then defended her title four years later in Beijing. In a caption accompanying the video she posted on Instagram, Kim described riding through “waves of emotions” since the fall, acknowledging both frustration and resolve.

Source: The Guardian January 09, 2026 02:36 UTC