Chloe KIM

ONE-YEAR HIATUS
Came back to competitions during 2020/21 season after taking a year off for her first year at Princeton. "Everyone was kind of staring at me, taking pictures. It was kind of a struggle for me. I just felt like I was never going to be able to adapt and stay because I just felt like everyone was watching me and knew who I was when I didn't know anyone." (edition.cnn.com, 18 Feb 2021)

MUSIC VIDEO CAMEO
Had a cameo in Maroon's 5 "Girls Like You" video in 2018.

CORN FLAKES BOX PICTURE
Her appearance on a special edition of the Kellogg's Corn Flakes box set a new record for "fastest-selling cereal box in Kellogg Company history" within seven hours. (sfgate.com, 23 Feb 2018)

BARBIE DOLL
In 2018, Mattel began producing a Shero Barbie in her likeness in a new line of dolls highlighting inspiring women.

SOCHI 2014
Did qualify but was unable to compete at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games due to age restrictions, being too young at age 13. Still in 2014 won silver medal at X Games.

STUDIES ABROAD
Spent third and fourth grade studying in Geneva, Switzerland.

SOUTH KOREAN ROOTS
Kim is a first-generation Korean-American, as her father emigrated from South Korea to the USA in 1982 to pursue an engineering degree. Has extended family living in South Korea. Her relatives, including her grandmother, watched her compete for the first time at the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. (cbssports.com, 12 Feb 2018)

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Successfully defended her gold medal in women's halfpipe at Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

Current world, Olympic, Youth Olympic, and X Games champion in the halfpipe and first snowboarder to win the title at all four major events. During her comeback season in 2020/21, won two World Cup events out of two (in Laax and Aspen) but Crystal Globe was not assigned.

In October 2021, became first female rider to land a cab 1260 in halfpipe during a training session in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.

Youngest woman to win an Olympic snowboarding gold medal at age 17 at PyeongChang 2018.

Six-time X Games gold medallist. Made the podium in all of her eight X Games starts (six gold, one silver, one bronze). Only athlete in X Games history to earn three gold medals before the age of 16.

2019 and 2021 halfpipe world champion (two titles in two participations).

Ten wins and 12 podiums in 14 World Cup starts. She has won every World Cup event (five) she's participated in since Copper Mountain on 8 December 2018.

2016 Youth Olympic U.S. flag bearer and gold medallist.

First female rider to land a double cork 1080 in a halfpipe, first female rider to land a back-to-back 1080 at the 2016 US Open for which she received a perfect score of 100 points and became first female snowboarder to do so.