Cleveland Browns star Myles Garrett was in Italy to watch snowboarder girlfriend Chloe Kim dominate the 2026 Winter Olympics halfpipe qualifiers on Wednesday, posting her winning run to Instagram as she advanced to Thursday’s final.
Garrett shared footage of Kim’s 90.25-point performance, with Kim subsequently topping the field by nearly three points over Japan’s Sara Shimizu. The two-time defending Olympic gold medalist showed no signs of the torn labrum she suffered last month, successfully landing a risky inverted backside 720, massive switch straight air method, cab 1080 stalefish, frontside 900, and inverted indy 540.
“I got her whole run,” Garrett said after the judges posted Kim’s halfpipe score. “She’s amazing.”
Garrett and Kim confirmed their relationship last year when she attended a Browns game in November. The 2025 Defensive Player of the Year seems to be enjoying his offseason after breaking the league’s single-season sack record last season.
Chloe Kim enters as US Olympic favorite — with Garrett by her side
The 25-year-old is shooting to become the first snowboarder to win Olympic gold at three consecutive Winter Games. She previously topped the halfpipe at PyeongChang 2018 at age 17, later defending her title at Beijing 2022 with a score of 94.00. No athlete has achieved a three-peat — not even legendary halfpipe star Shaun White, who won three non-consecutive golds in 2006, 2010, and 2018.
The Team USA superstar played the qualifying run conservatively, revealing only a few of the tricks expected to feature in her final routine.
“I’ve landed all the components of my finals run. I just haven’t put them together,” she said after Wednesday’s first-place finish. “So I’ll get to do it on the big day.”
Myles Garrett will surely be watching on Thursday, as Kim chases history at the 2026 Winter Olympics women’s halfpipe final.
