Sure, Chloe Kim was a touch nervous. But who were we kidding? “I might be better at snowboarding than I am at walking,” she said. That was apparent Feb. 11 when Kim, four weeks removed from a schedule-scrambling shoulder injury, soared through a no-fuss, no-drama qualifying round, finishing first to easily earn a spot in the final where she’ll attempt to become the first snowboarder to win three straight Olympic gold medals. Two dozen riders got two turns down the Olympic halfpipe on a partly cloudy day in Livigno, with their best score counting and only 12 advancing to Thursday night’s final. Kim dropped in the middle of the pack and immediately separated herself from everyone....
