USA snowboarding sensation Chloe Kim kicked off her third Winter Olympics run on Wednesday, February 11, as she aims for history. Kim enters the Milan-Cortina Games in Italy as a two-time defending gold medalist in the women’s halfpipe.

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — A backside double cork 1080! Followed by a cab triple cork 1440! Holy Crail, that was a sweet grab! The snowboarders and freestyle skiers will be speaking a language all their own as they “shred some gnar” (ride some gnarly conditions) at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

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The second-place finish in this year's women's halfpipe finals may wind up meaning more to Kim than her past golds.

The snowboarder Chloe Kim is competing with an injured shoulder while seeking her third consecutive gold medal, which would further cement her as one of the United States’ greatest Winter Olympians.