Two Olympic events, the men's freestyle ski halfpipe and men's aerials, were postponed due to heavy snow in Livigno, Italy. (AP Photo)

Yuto Totsuka and Scotty James took snowboarding to new heights in the men's halfpipe final of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Feb. 13.

The American legend finished in second place and won the silver medal in Thursday's women's snowboard halfpipe competition at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics with a score of 88.00. Gaon Choi of the Republic of Korea (90.25) and Mitsuki Ono of Japan (85.00) captured the gold and bronze medals, respectively.

LIVIGNO, Italy — Chloe Kim was trying to become the first snowboarder to win three consecutive Olympic halfpipe titles, but the American’s bid for history was ruined by Choi Gaon’s sensational final run, which secured the teenager the Olympic title.

In the halfpipe, it felt like the American men were outgunned from the start, and especially by the riders from Japan.

Kim, the United States' star women's snowboarder, came up barely short of a third-straight gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Here's how she finished in second to Gaon Choi.

American snowboarding sensation Chloe Kim hits the halfpipe Thursday afternoon with her eye on history: a third straight gold medal in the Olympic sport. People are excited to see her boyfriend, NFL star Myles Garrett,

A frightening crash during women's halfpipe qualifying at the 2026 Winter Olympics left Chinese snowboarder Jiayu Liu motionless on the snow before she was stretchered off the course.

Scotty James, Ayumu Hirano and Cam Melville Ives are among the names to know as men's snowboard halfpipe commences with the qualifying round on Wednesday, Feb. 11.

Chloe Kim’s upset wasn’t the only shocker of the women’s halfpipe competition. No doubt these athletes didn’t expect to land where they did, either. Check out some of the top crashes from the snowboard halfpipe at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.