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.

By Lisa Richwine LIVIGNO, Italy, Feb 11 (Reuters) - American snowboarder Chloe Kim cruised into the halfpipe finals at the Milano Cortina Winter Games on Wednesday, showing off high-altitude tricks to easily lead the field as she moved a step closer to claiming a third straight gold medal.

The U.S. returns all four defending halfpipe and slopestyle champions to the 2022 Winter Olympics, and NBC and Peacock will be there to capture it all. Likewise, Jamie Anderson and Red Gerard seek consecutive titles in women's and men's slopestyle.

Sadowski-Synnott and Murase are the returning silver and bronze medalists from the 2022 Beijing Olympics, while Brookes, 19, is competing in her debut Games.

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Get ready to see some high-flying tricks that will seemingly defy all laws of gravity. Snowboarding has become one of the most exciting Olympic events since being added in 1998, and Milan Cortina 2026 is sure to add some legendary moments.