Feb. 12 (UPI) -- South Korean teen Gaon Choi scored a 90.25 to win gold Thursday in the Olympic halfpipe, denying Chloe Kim of a record third consecutive victory.
Choi, 17, received treatment after a nasty fall on her first of three runs in the competition in Livigno, Italy. She initially raised doubts whether she could continue, but rallied to overtake Kim with a stellar final run.
Her victory gave made her the first athlete from the Republic of Korea to win a gold medal in snow sports.
Kim posted an 88 on her first run and remained in the lead until the final round, when Choi posted a 90.25. She fell on each of her final two runs while trying to complete back-to-back double cork 1080s -- a trick with two somersaults and three rotations -- en route to a silver medal.
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