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• Chloe Kim had a little support while competing at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy
• The Team USA snowboarder soared to first place in the halfpipe qualifying round as her boyfriend, NFL star Myles Garrett, proudly looked on
• The league’s reigning defensive player of the year was heard gushing about Kim’s skills

Chloe Kim has sailed through the qualifiers at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, and she did so with the support of her NFL boyfriend, Myles Garrett!

The Team USA snowboarder — who is aiming to become the first ever to “three-peat” and win her third gold in the halfpipe at the Olympics — was cheered on by the Cleveland Browns defensive end, as seen in a video and photos shared by the franchise and the NFL on Wednesday, Feb. 11. 

In the images, the two-time NFL defensive player of the year, 30, poses with his 25-year-old girlfriend. A video captured her soaring up and down the halfpipe.

According to ESPN’s SportsCenter, Garrett, toted a camera to take pictures of Kim’s historic run and repeatedly said “she’s so amazing, she’s so amazing,” as he watched from the stands in Livigno, Italy.

Kim was the only competitor to score above 90. She will be joined in the final round on Thursday, Feb. 12 by Team USA competitors Maddie Mastro and Bea Kim, who finished third and 10th in qualifying. Teammate Maddy Shaffrick did not advance to the final, finishing in 15th.

For the California native — who is competing with a torn labrum — the day went as planned.

“I’m honestly really happy with who I’ve become, and I feel like going into these Games, I just felt really at ease, calm. And I know what I’m here to do,” Kim told reporters afterward, according to NPR.

For Garrett, flying to Italy after the NFL season wrapped and days after he was named the NFL’s DPOY, was just payback for the support Kim has shown him.

Last month, after the Arlington, Texas native broke the NFL’s single-season record for sacks, Kim baked him a sweet treat as they basked in his historic feat.

“Proud of you!!!” Kim wrote alongside a photo of a smiling Garrett in her Instagram Stories. “Baking u all the cinnamon rolls your heart desires!!”

On Wednesday in Italy, the reunited pair smiled and sweetly interacted as others looked on.

They also had a fun back-and-forth, debating about who is the greatest athlete, according to ESPN.

To learn more about all the Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls, come to people.com to check out ongoing coverage before, during and after the games. Watch the Milan Cortina Olympics and Paralympics, beginning Feb. 6, on NBC and Peacock.

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