Chloe

LAAX, Switzerland — Two-time Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim said Thursday that she dislocated her shoulder in training and doesn’t know whether she will be able to compete at the Winter Games in Italy next month.

Kim posted footage of her fall from earlier this week on the halfpipe in Laax, Switzerland, where the world’s top snowboarders compete later this month in a key pre-Olympic tune-up. She landed a jump cleanly but lost an edge and went skittering across the pipe, face down.

Kim, who did not say which shoulder she hurt, said she is “trying to stay optimistic” about competing at the Olympics but “[doesn’t] have much clarity now.” The 25-year-old said she has an MRI scheduled for Friday that will reveal the extent of the damage.

“The positive thing is, I have range, I’m not in that much pain. I just don’t want it to keep popping out, which has happened,” she said. “I’m just trying to stay really optimistic. I feel really good about where my snowboarding is at right now, so I know the minute I get cleared and I’m good to go, I should be fine.”

Kim’s absence would deprive the Winter Games of one of its biggest stars and one of its best storylines. She is trying to become the first action-sports athlete to win three straight gold medals. Shaun White took home three golds, but they were spread out over five Games.

Kim was the breakout star of the 2018 Olympics, a bubbly teenager taking gold in her parents’ home country of South Korea. Four years ago in China, she won again, with that victory punctuated by her messages about the ups and downs of success and fame.

If healthy, she would be the heavy favorite to win again, but this injury off “the silliest fall,” as she called it, puts all that in question. Qualifying for the women’s halfpipe begins Feb. 11.

The Laax Open is scheduled for next weekend, and even if Kim were to get a clean bill of health, there is a chance she would head into the Olympics without having competed in the final of a contest this season.

Kim qualified for the U.S. team last year and has kept a light schedule. She fell during warm-ups for the final in Copper Mountain, Colo., last month and pulled out after hurting her shoulder then, as well. That injury was not believed to be serious.

CHLOE Ferry has undergone a new bum treatment after getting her Brazilian Bum Lift removed as she prepared for her Thailand holiday.

Geordie Shore star Chloe, 30, took to Instagram to post a video from the treatment room and flashed her bum in a red thong.

She looked delighted with the results of her latest bum tweakment – after undergoing surgery to reduce her rear following a BBL.

A smiling Chloe revealed the latest procedure was to “sculpt” her bottom via body contouring.

She wrote over the top of the clip: “Perfect bum treatment before Thailand.”

When she made her Geordie Shore debut in 2015 she’d had no work done.

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But Chloe went on to get £50k worth of surgeries and tweakments in a bid to “look like a Kardashian”.

Last year she had her BBL reversed and broke down in floods of tears when recalling some of the past decisions she had made about her body.

Reflecting on her previous appearance, Chloe was overcome with disbelief, in one video after the BBL, admitting, “I don’t even know why I’m so emotional because I’m so happy with my results

“Look at, like how ridiculous I looked. I looked like that for so long.

“It’s just really, really hit it hard.”

She’s had a nose job, fox eye lift, liposuction, breast implants, Botox and filler.

In 2018, Chloe underwent the painful procedure to have a bigger bottom.

However, after seven years of showing off her peachy bum she decided to get the operation reversed.

Taking to social media Chloe explained how she wanted to share “something personal” that she had “never publicly addressed”.

“Being put into the public eye at 19 years old was very daunting, I was naive and vulnerable,” she started.

“I was ridiculed for my looks and my weight amongst other numerous insults through social media and the press which affected my mental health and confidence massively, the young woman I once loved being become self conscious looking for perfection,” Chloe added.

She continued: “With this attention came offers of cosmetic surgery which I thought would solve all my problems, give me back my spark and self love, this wasn’t the case.

“I suffered more depression, anxiety as well as physical discomfort. A decision made without understanding the pros and cons, a decision made on me hoping it would make me feel whole again.

“After years of working on my inner self, I feel like I’ve grown and entered a new stage of my life where I want to be transparent with my followers and take you along in a journey to correct my previous work and educate you all on the harsh truth of what I have endured alone for so long.”

She then said: “I want young woman and men to lean from my mistakes and have a better understanding of cosmetic surgery.”

England and Arsenal footballer Chloe Kelly has been nominated for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award after playing a key role in England’s Euro 2025 success – scoring the winner in the semi-final and the decisive penalty in the final. She also starred for Arsenal in their run to winning the Champions League.

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