LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Given the injuries he’s overcome in the past month, there’s no blaming defending Olympic champion Ayumu Hirano for just being happy to be here. The halfpipe riders trying to take his title at the Milan Cortina Games made it clear Wednesday night they don’t share that feeling.

Kim threw a massive backside 720 on her first hit and went huge with a switch method on her second hit. A cab 1080 and frontside 900 followed, and while she didn’t improve upon her first run, she made one thing clear: Chloe Kim was not taking her foot off of the gas.

Two South Korean Olympic skiers were caught using an illegal substance on their equipment, leading to their disqualification.

Chloe Kim’s Olympic dream lives on. The Team USA snowboarding icon took center stage on Wednesday to compete in the halfpipe qualifying at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. It was Kim’s first step toward achieving her ultimate goal of winning a third straight Olympic gold medal in the halfpipe event.

It was a historic day for Team USA at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics on Tuesday. The American team won five medals in five different sports, something it has never accomplished in a single day at the Olympics. But none of those medals were gold.

Olympic softball qualification details for LA28 were announced, with Team USA automatically earning a spot in the Los Angeles Games.

Donohue LiVecchi, a legendary New Jersey runner, has been hired as the girls outdoor track and field head coach at Haddonfield, her alma mater. Jason Russo, who has coached girls track and field at Haddonfield since 2007, will remain the head coach of the cross-country and indoor teams.

Cortina Winter Olympics, with legendary American skier Lindsey Vonn and British medal hope Mia Brookes in action.