Curling at the Winter Olympics is always a fan-favorite event, but its viral popularity reached new heights thanks to a heated confrontation between Team Canada and Team Sweden at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games.
It was an upset that surpassed three-peat hopeful Chloe Kim.
Korea's Gaon Choi, 17, rebounded from a hard fall to win gold — and end her role model's historic bid for three in a row in the Winter Olympic halfpipe.
"Amid pressing international conflicts, the Olympics is one of the most significant geopolitical events of the year."
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Chloe Kim falls short of Olympic three-peat, but passes the torch to a protege from South Korea
LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — 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.
Kim won silver, just behind Choi Gaon of South Korea at the 2026 Games on Feb. 12
South Korea held a 5-2 lead going into the eight end, but the U.S. rallied with three points force an extra end. Yet Thiesse and Dropkin struggled with their accuracy in the extra
Two South Korean Olympic skiers were caught using an illegal substance on their equipment, leading to their disqualification.
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Choi Ga-on wins South Korea's first Winter Olympic skiing gold
Choi Ga-on, Sehwa Girls' High School, has achieved the historic feat of winning South Korea's first-ever Winter Olympic gold medal in skiing. Amid this accomplishment, broadcast footage of her past appearance with her family is being revisited.
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