Two-time Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim dislocated her shoulder and is unsure if she’ll compete in next month’s Winter Olympics, the snowboarder announced on social media Thursday.
Kim said she “took the silliest fall” on her second day of training this week in Switzerland and is getting an MRI tomorrow.
“I’m trying to stay really optimistic,” she said on the video. “The positive thing is I have range. I am not in that much pain. Obviously I just don’t want it to keep popping out, which has happened.”
Kim, 25, is one of the top stars competing for Team USA next month in Italy.
She claimed gold in the snowboarding halfpipe at just 17 years old in Pyeongchang, South Korea, in 2018, becoming the youngest woman to ever obtain a medal in the sport’s history. Four years later she took gold again in the same event in Beijing. Kim is also an eight-time X Games gold medalist.
After qualifying for the Olympic team last year, Kim was once again widely considered the favorite to top the podium.
"I feel really good about where my snowboarding is at right now," she said in the video. "I know that the minute I get cleared and good to go, I should be fine. I’m just hoping that doesn’t take too long."
