5 Things to Know About Chloe Kim, the Record-Breaking Olympic Snowboarder
10.02.2022 - 19:03
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She started competing at age six. Chloe Kim began snowboarding when she was just four years old, per . Snowboarding came naturally to Kim, and her father Jong Jin started taking her on six-hour drives from their Torrance, California home to Mammoth Mountain ski to practice the sport.
As Kim got older, her father quit his job so he could fully commit to helping her achieve her snowboarding goals. She qualified for the 2014 Sochi Olympic games. Kim to compete in the Winter Games in Sochi—but at just 13 years old, was too young to go. It's true that there is no official age limit for the Olympic games, but these parameters are decided by each International Sports Federation and the rules of each sport.
In snowboarding, athletes have to be at least 15 years old. She won her first gold medal at 17. In the women's halfpipe event at the Pyeongchang Olympics in 2018, a 17-year-old Kim made history when she became the youngest woman to win a gold medal in snowboarding. Kim also the youngest woman to land two 1080-degree spins in a row at the Olympics.
This record secured her a spot on Time's 100 later that year. In honor of International Women's Day in 2018, made in the likeness of inspiring women including Chloe Kim. She competed on The Masked Singer. In 2020, Chloe Kim competed on the singing competition show The Masked Singer as a Jellyfish and made it to the semi-finals.
She was in a triple elimination. At the 2022 Beijing Olympics, she won gold again. Now 21 years old, Kim successfully defended her gold medal in the halfpipe event. As if she hasn't already broken enough records, Kim's win made her the first snowboarder to win back-to-back gold medals in the halfpipe event.This content can also be viewed on the site it
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