Choi Ga-on of South Korea won the gold medal in the women's snowboard halfpipe after recovering from a frightening crash in her first run at the Winter Olympics on Thursday. Double defending champion Chloe Kim of the United States took silver and the bronze went to Mitsuki Ono of Japan in the Alpine town of Livigno.

American Chloe Kim had a chance to become the first snowboarder to win three straight golds at the Olympics, a feat not even Shaun White accomplished, but came up short.

Right before the two-time Olympic gold medalist went for a third at the Milano Cortina Games, the Cleveland Browns superstar showed up with a crazy Kim fit.

Mammoth Lakes has long been revered as one of the top training grounds for winter sports athletes destined for Olympic glory.