Some might say the seeds of an Olympic-sized surprise in snowboarding were planted a month ago. That’s when Chloe Kim went skittering down a halfpipe in Switzerland, smashing her shoulder and turning her run for a third straight gold medal into a less-than-perfect scramble.

On Wednesday at the Winter Olympics, Chloe Kim nailed her debut in Milano Cortina while Evan Bates and Madison Chock earned silver in ice dance free dance.

Chloe Kim has fallen short in her bid to become the first Olympic snowboarder to win three consecutive gold medals.

Now, it’s Chloe Kim’s turn to grasp a special spot in snowboarding’s record book. Kim will be in the halfpipe later as she tries to become the first snowboarder to win three straight

On Tuesday at the Winter Olympics, the U.S. women's hockey team faced rival Canada while Ilia Malinin took the ice, among other notable events.

At the top of the halfpipe, seconds away from destiny or disappointment, Chloe Kim took a long pause and a deep breath. For an hour, it seemed like Kim was cruising toward a third straight gold medal and Olympic history for any snowboarder,

Team USA snowboarder Chloe Kim missed out on Olympic history on Thursday. Competing in the women’s halfpipe final, Kim finished with a best score of 88.00 to secure silver. South Korean athlete Gaon Choi’s best score of 90.

Chloe Kim tops the ranking leading into Thursday’s women’s snowboard halfpipe final, putting her on the brink of becoming the first snowboarder to win three consecutive Olympic gold medals.