Chloe Kim and Shaun White took strong steps toward making the U.S. Olympic halfpipe team on Saturday.
Kim won the first Pyeongchang qualifier at Copper Mountain, Colo., while White finished third (and second among Americans).
They’ve met the qualifying minimum for automatic Olympic selection — a top-three finish in one of the four selection events — but haven’t clinched spots yet.
Kim landed a 1080 en route to her 93.75-point winner on her first of three runs.
“I almost cried,” Kim said after collapsing to the ground in the finish corral.