Kim, who will be 25 come the Milan Cortina Games, can become the first snowboarder to win the same Olympic event three times, if she isn’t beaten to it by Austrian Anna Gasser (big air) and Czech Ester Ledecka (parallel giant slalom).

Cortina, however, might set an unofficial record for running late on preparations. That’s because the century-old sliding center being completely rebuilt for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Games is pushing the deadline so tight that the IOC has gone so far as to demand a Plan B option that would require moving bobsled,

Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy – In less than one year, athletes will be traveling from across the world to compete in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina. However, there is a possibility that a large group of athletes may have to compete over 4,000 miles away from Milan, Italy.