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Chloe Kim Details Shoulder Injury After Olympic Silver, Plans Surgery

Her CBS interviews describe rapid adjustments with a restrictive brace just days before the Livigno final.

Overview

  • Kim won silver in the Milan-Cortina women’s halfpipe, leading until 17-year-old Choi Gaon’s final-run 90.25 took gold.
  • She says a January crash left her with a torn labrum that caused her shoulder to repeatedly slip out of place.
  • Competing in a shoulder brace that limited arm movement, she relearned key tricks in roughly eight days.
  • Kim has not yet had surgery and says the procedure will require her arm to be in a sling for six weeks.
  • She highlighted support from family and friends, noting Myles Garrett and Snoop Dogg wore custom jackets with her face that helped ease the pressure.