Chloe Kim became an increasingly eminent name in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. The California native started snowboarding at the age of 4, and became the prevailing female half-pipe champion in the world. Kim won her first medal in the X games at the age of 13, and has since earned 3 consecutive gold medals in the 2015-2016 games. This made her the only athlete in the history of the X Games to hold three gold medals before the age of 16.
Kim was also the first woman to gain a perfect score of 100, and land back to back 1080s at the US Grand Prix in Park City. Unable to compete in the Sochi Olympics due to age restrictions, Kim proved that her age is no limiting factor. Kim got started in the sport through the help of her father. “My father didn’t want to ski alone, so he took me up to the mountains in order to basically bribe my mom to come with him. My dad would load me …show more content…
Her parents, Boran Yun Kim and Jong Jin Kim, are South Korean immigrants who came to the US in 1982, making her a first-generation Korean American. Kim’s father, Jong Jin Kim regarded Chloe as his shot at the American Dream. Kim studies with the Independent Learning center at Mammoth High School in California. Her academic goals are to attend Harvard to study business and law, and become a sports agent. She also has a passion for dogs and has a miniature Australian Shepherd herself. As accomplished as she is so early in her life, Kim likes to think of herself as an average teenager who loves Netflix, skittles, In N Out, and Rihanna. Jong Jin Kim’s American Dream turned to reality as Chloe Kim became the first woman to land back-to-back 1080s at the Olympics and the youngest woman to win in snowboarding. Kim scores a near perfect score of 98.25 in her third run, almost 10 points better than silver medalist Liu Jiayu of China (89.85). (NYTimes, FEB. 12,
Kim was also the first woman to gain a perfect score of 100, and land back to back 1080s at the US Grand Prix in Park City. Unable to compete in the Sochi Olympics due to age restrictions, Kim proved that her age is no limiting factor. Kim got started in the sport through the help of her father. “My father didn’t want to ski alone, so he took me up to the mountains in order to basically bribe my mom to come with him. My dad would load me …show more content…
Her parents, Boran Yun Kim and Jong Jin Kim, are South Korean immigrants who came to the US in 1982, making her a first-generation Korean American. Kim’s father, Jong Jin Kim regarded Chloe as his shot at the American Dream. Kim studies with the Independent Learning center at Mammoth High School in California. Her academic goals are to attend Harvard to study business and law, and become a sports agent. She also has a passion for dogs and has a miniature Australian Shepherd herself. As accomplished as she is so early in her life, Kim likes to think of herself as an average teenager who loves Netflix, skittles, In N Out, and Rihanna. Jong Jin Kim’s American Dream turned to reality as Chloe Kim became the first woman to land back-to-back 1080s at the Olympics and the youngest woman to win in snowboarding. Kim scores a near perfect score of 98.25 in her third run, almost 10 points better than silver medalist Liu Jiayu of China (89.85). (NYTimes, FEB. 12,