Chloe Kim will make her Milan Cortina Olympic debut this week in women’s snowboarding.
The 25-year-old American, who is battling through an injured shoulder, will compete for the first time in Italy in the halfpipe event starting Wednesday.
It will mark her first truly meaningful ride in the snowboarding event in almost 11 months — and unfold all on the Olympic stage.
Here’s when to watch her compete:
When does Chloe Kim compete?
Kim will compete in the women’s snowboarding halfpipe event, which begins qualifications on Wednesday.
The qualifications will begin their first run at 3:30 a.m. CT and the second round slated to begin at 4:27 a.m. CT.
The finals for the halfpipe will take place Thursday, starting at 12:30 p.m. CT. The final runs are expected to take place around 1:30 p.m. CT.
- Women’s snowboard halfpipe qualification: Wednesday, Feb. 11, 4:30 a.m. ET (Peacock)
- Women’s snowboard halfpipe final: Thursday, Feb. 12, 1:30 p.m. ET (Peacock)
Is Chloe Kim injured?
Yes. Kim injured her shoulder during a training run in Switzerland the second week of January.
She rebounded from that, but suffered the more serious injury almost exactly a month before she jumps into the halfpipe in Italy.
She returned to the halfpipe about two weeks ago and is wearing a brace on her left shoulder that she said “in a funny way … made my riding better.”
The 25-year-old American said she returned to the halfpipe about two weeks ago and is wearing a brace on her left shoulder that, “in a funny way … made my riding better.”
Her coach, Rick Bower, told The Associated Press that practices have been going well since Kim returned to the snow.
“Clearly, it’s not an ideal situation, but all things considered, the work she’s put in over the last 15 years, she’s in a place where she can deal with it,” he said. “Though it’s not what we’d like, the riding is at the point to where she can still compete for gold.”
“I feel confident,” Kim said. “I feel really good about how I’m feeling physically and mentally, and that’s most important right now.”
Korea’s 17-year-old Gaon Choi has been ramping up the difficulty and could pose the greatest threat to Kim’s three-peat.
But Kim said her big run this week is one she’s never done. It will be a tougher version of what she won with in Beijing — tricks involving riding backward and forward and spinning in both directions off those approaches.
“If I’m able to pull that off, regardless of where I place, I’ll be really content with that,” Kim said.
How to watch women’s snowboard halfpipe
The halfpipe qualifications will air live on USA and will re-air in primetime on NBC starting at 9:30 p.m.
Watch the event live below:
Thursday’s final will air live on NBC and again in primetime starting at 9 p.m. CT.
Watch the event live below:
Full TV schedule
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