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Chloe Kim Confirms Torn Labrum, Says She Is Good to Go for Olympics

The MRI showed a less severe labrum tear that will limit training, keeping her out of this week’s Laax Open.

Overview

  • Kim said the injury occurred during a halfpipe training run in Laax, Switzerland, last week.
  • She will skip the Laax Open, and her status for the Winter X Games in Aspen later this month remains undecided.
  • She said she cannot snowboard until right before the Games, reducing her normal pre-Olympic repetitions.
  • The halfpipe competition in Livigno begins Feb. 11, where she will attempt a third straight Olympic title if healthy.
  • Kim, 25, is wearing a shoulder brace and previously hurt her shoulder at Copper Mountain in her lone event this season.