Lee Chae-woon of Kyung Hee University finished sixth in the men’s snowboard halfpipe at the Milano-Cortina d’Ampezzo 2026 Winter Olympics.
Competing at Livigno Snow Park in Italy, Lee scored 87.50 in the final to place sixth.
He reached the final two days earlier by scoring 82 points in qualifying, placing ninth.
In the final, Lee did not complete his first two runs. On his first run, he fell on his third hit while attempting a frontside triple cork 1620. On his second run, he lowered the third hit to a double cork 1440 but could not carry the run through the next jump.
On his third and final run, Lee landed his signature triple cork 1620 (4.5 rotations) and also hit two double cork 1440s (four rotations). The run earned 87.50, but four riders had already posted 90-plus scores through the first two rounds, leaving him out of medal contention.
Lee, who placed 18th at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and did not make the final, became the first South Korean man to reach an Olympic snowboard halfpipe final.
Yuto Totsuka of Japan won gold with 95.00 points. Scotty James of Australia took silver with 93.50, and Japan’s Ryusei Yamada won bronze with 92.00. Japan has now won back-to-back gold medals in the event, following Ayumu Hirano in 2022.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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