Overview
- MRI results confirmed a less severe labrum tear sustained during a training fall last week in Switzerland.
- Kim will skip this week’s Laax Open, the final World Cup event before the Olympic break.
- She says she will refrain from snowboarding until right before the Games, acknowledging fewer training reps than planned.
- Kim will manage the injury with an uncomfortable shoulder brace during recovery.
- The Olympic women’s halfpipe starts Feb. 11 in Italy, and she is already qualified and regarded as the favorite if healthy.