Rachel Treisman

Kim aimed to become the first halfpipe snowboarder to win three golds in a row and was heavily favored despite a shoulder injury that kept her from training in recent weeks.

But 17-year-old Ga-eun Choi of Korea overcame the odds and an early hard fall to land the highest score of the night.

Choi is the same age Chloe Kim was when she won her first Olympic gold in 2018 and has considered her a mentor for years.

Kim greeted Choi at the finish with a warm hug and a big smile.

She later said she is honored to have inspired the next generation.

Rachel Triesman, NPR News, Milan.

As four-time Olympians and the reigning world champions three years running, Chalk and Bates were favored for gold.

But they fell short by just over a point, behind French skaters Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier-Baudry, who only teamed up last year.

The French ice dancers have been dogged by controversy.

Cizeron's longtime former partner just published a tell-all accusing him of controlling behavior, which he denies.

Baudry's former partner was banned from the sport over sexual assault allegations, but

which he also denies.

Rachel Triesman, NPR News, Milan.

The three-day team event pits the top ten skating countries against each other, but it was the U.S.

and Japan battling most closely for gold.

Team USA led in the first two days, but sometimes by just one or two points.

The U.S.

and Japan headed into the final event, the men's free skate, locked in a tie.

In the end, it was Ilya Malinin's quad stacked program that propelled Team USA to the top of the podium for the second Olympics in a row.

Figure skating competitions continue this week, starting with ice dance and men's singles.