South Korea’s Gaon Choi, after scary falls on her first two runs, came back with a monster score of 90.25 to jump in front of Kim, whose 88.00 on the first run looked for a long time like it would hold up as riders struggled with difficult, slick, snowy conditions.

Chloe Kim's incredible run atop the Olympic women's snowboard halfpipe world came to a dramatic end Thursday as 17-year-old Korean Gaon Choi -- who has called Kim her idol and mentor -- pulled off a stunning win amid snowy conditions at the Livigno Snow Park.

At 18, Choi Ga-on has opened a new chapter in Korean winter sports history, capturing the nation’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in a snow event with a stunning show of grit in the women’s snowboard halfpipe.

Two South Korean cross-country skiers, Han Dasom and Lee Eui-jin, have been disqualified from the Winter Olympics after reportedly using a banned item.

SEOUL, Feb 6 (Reuters) - North Korea has opened its national winter games, state media reported, as athletes from the reclusive state sit out the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics after failing to secure qualification spots.