2026 Olympics, Day 6 recap: Kim outdone, Ukrainian skeleton athlete files appeal
The New York Times • • sports
Key Points:
- Seventeen-year-old South Korean snowboarder Choi Gaon won the halfpipe gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics, overcoming a crash and surpassing mentor and two-time gold medalist Chloe Kim, marking Korea's first female snow sports gold and first snowboarding medal.
- Chloe Kim, aiming for a historic third consecutive gold, fell on her second and third runs, ultimately earning silver and celebrating her protégé's victory with heartfelt emotion.
- Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified by the IOC for wearing a helmet honoring athletes killed in the Russian invasion, violating anti-messaging rules; he is appealing the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport seeking reinstatement.
- The U.S. men's
