[Olympics] Chloe Kim Advances to Snowboard Halfpipe Finals... 1st Place in Qualifiers

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Chloe Kim (USA) advanced first out of 22 competitors in the women's snowboard halfpipe qualifying round at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

On the 9th, Chloe Kim scored 87.75 points in the women's snowboard halfpipe qualifying round held at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China, securing first place. The final will be held on the 10th.

Chloe Kim, whose parents are both Korean, won a gold medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and is aiming for her second consecutive Olympic gold in this event.

On that day, Chloe Kim scored 87.75 points in her first run, placing first, but in the second run, she lost her balance after performing a backward spin and fell forward, earning the lowest score of 8.75 points.

However, according to the competition format, which takes the better score between the first and second runs as the official result, she advanced to the top 12 in first place.

Chloe Kim said, "I got a relatively high score in the first run, so I tried something I hadn't practiced before in the second run," adding, "The halfpipe facilities are great, and I enjoyed competing."

The second place in the qualifiers was Mitsuki Ono (Japan) with 83.75 points. Inayun (Surigo) scored 34.50 points, placing 20th and failing to advance to the finals.

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