Olympic Snowboarding: Why Chloe Kim Tries to Out-Crash the Competition

The secret to Khloe Kim's success is crashing a lot. Kim thinks of it this way. If she's the only snowboarder crazy enough to crash over and over again to learn a trick, then she's the only one ready to perform it when it really matters.All snowboarders crash a lot. But while most test new jumps over giant airbags, Kim prefers to try her tricks on the halfpipe itself. It's a risky strategy.Kim tore her labroom about four weeks ago working on one of those tricks. Her longtime coach, Rick Bower, said that he ...