US snowboarding star Chloe Kim says she will be fit to compete at next month's Winter Olympics despite injuring her shoulder in training last week

US snowboarding star Chloe Kim says she will be fit to compete at next month's Winter Olympics despite injuring her shoulder in training last week

 Sean M. Haffey

US snowboarding star Chloe Kim said Tuesday she will be fit to compete at next month's Winter Olympics in Italy despite suffering a shoulder injury in training last week.

Kim, 25, who is chasing a third consecutive Olympic gold medal after her halfpipe golds at the 2018 and 2022 games, said in an update on Instagram she was "good to go" for the Milan-Cortina games following her injury.

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