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Chloe Kim

Chloe Kim on March, 2023
Personal information
Born	(2000-04-23) April 23, 2000 (age 25) Long Beach, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 3 in
Weight	115 lb
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Snowboarding
Event(s)	Halfpipe
Club	Mammoth Mountain Ski and Snowboard
Medal record Women's snowboarding Representing the  United States Event 1st 2nd 3rd Winter Olympics 2 0 0 World Championships 3 0 0 Winter X Games 8 1 1 Winter Youth Olympics 2 0 0 Olympic Games Gold 2018 Pyeongchang Halfpipe Gold 2022 Beijing Halfpipe World Championships Gold 2019 Utah Halfpipe Gold 2021 Aspen Halfpipe Gold 2025 Engadin Halfpipe Winter X Games Gold 2015 Aspen SuperPipe Gold 2016 Aspen SuperPipe Gold 2016 Oslo SuperPipe Gold 2018 Aspen SuperPipe Gold 2019 Aspen SuperPipe Gold 2021 Aspen SuperPipe Gold 2024 Aspen SuperPipe Gold 2025 Aspen SuperPipe Silver 2014 Aspen SuperPipe Bronze 2017 Aspen SuperPipe Winter Youth Olympics Gold 2016 Lillehammer Halfpipe Gold 2016 Lillehammer Slopestyle

Chloe Kim (born April 23, 2000) is an American professional snowboarder. She is famous for winning two Olympic gold medals. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, she became the youngest woman to win an Olympic snowboarding gold medal. She was only 17 years old when she won gold in the women's snowboard halfpipe event.

At the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Chloe made history again. She became the first woman to win two gold medals in the halfpipe event. She has also won eight X Games gold medals. She was the first woman to win two gold medals in snowboarding at the Winter Youth Olympic Games. Chloe is a champion in the halfpipe at the World, Olympic, Youth Olympic, and X Games events. She is the first person to win titles at all four major competitions.

Chloe Kim has also won five ESPY Awards. These include the Best Female Action Sports Athlete award three years in a row.

Early Life and Start in Snowboarding

Chloe Kim was born on April 23, 2000, in Long Beach, California. She grew up in Torrance, a nearby city. She has two older sisters, Erica and Tracy. Her parents moved to the U.S. from South Korea.

Chloe started snowboarding when she was just four years old. She learned at a resort in southern California called Mountain High. By age six, she was already competing as part of Team Mountain High. She spent her third and fourth-grade years studying and training in Geneva, Switzerland. Her aunt lived there, which made it possible. After that, she returned to California and trained at Mammoth Mountain. Chloe can speak French, English, and Korean fluently. Her father even quit his job to help her pursue her snowboarding dreams. He drove her to the mountains and traveled with her for competitions. Chloe joined the U.S. Snowboarding Team in 2013.

Chloe Kim's Amazing Career

Success at the X Games

Chloe Kim was too young to compete in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. However, she still earned a silver medal in the superpipe at the 2014 Winter X Games. She finished right behind Kelly Clark, another great snowboarder. In 2015, Chloe won gold in the superpipe at the Winter X Games. She beat Kelly Clark this time. At 14 years old, Chloe became the youngest gold medalist. This record was later broken by Kelly Sildaru in 2016.

At the 2016 X Games, Chloe made history again. She became the first person under 16 to win two gold medals. She was also the first to win back-to-back gold medals at an X Games. In the same year, at the U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix, Chloe became the first woman to land two 1080-degree spins in a row during a competition. She earned a perfect score of 100 points. Only one other rider, Shaun White, had achieved this before her.

Youth Olympic Games Champion

In 2016, Chloe Kim became the first American woman to win a snowboarding gold medal at the Winter Youth Olympic Games. She also achieved the highest snowboarding score in the history of the Youth Olympic Games. She was chosen to be Team USA's flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony. This was a big honor, as she was the first snowboarder to be a flag bearer for Team USA at either the Olympic Winter Games or Youth Olympic Games. Chloe was also nominated for the 2016 ESPYS award for Best Breakthrough Athlete.

Olympic Gold in 2018

Chloe competed in her first Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. She won the gold medal in the Women's Halfpipe finals. Her coach, Ricky Bower, helped her achieve this. Her first score was 93.75 points, which was far ahead of second place. Her final halfpipe score was almost perfect at 98.25 points. She was nearly 10 points ahead of Liu Jiayu, who took second place.

Chloe became the youngest woman ever to land two 1080-degree spins in a row at the Olympics. At 17, she also became the youngest woman to win gold in the halfpipe at the Olympics. She broke the record held by Kelly Clark, who won gold at 19. Because of her amazing achievement, Chloe was included in Time magazine's annual Time 100 list of influential people.

Back-to-Back Olympic Gold in 2022

Chloe Kim became a two-time Olympian when she competed in her second Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. She entered the women's halfpipe event. She successfully defended her Olympic title, meaning she won gold again! This made her the first female snowboarder to win back-to-back gold medals in the snowboard halfpipe event.

Chloe qualified for the final in first place with a score of 87.75 on her first run. She then won the event with a score of 94.00, also from her first run. She tried a new trick in her other two runs but couldn't land them perfectly. So, her first run's score was used to secure her second Olympic title.

Laax Open Victories

Chloe Kim has won five titles at the Laax Open. On January 18, 2025, at the Laax Open, Chloe made history again. She became the first woman to land a double cork 1080 in a snowboard halfpipe competition. She landed a cab double cork 1080, which is a very difficult trick.

Awards and Honors

In July 2018, Chloe Kim won three ESPYs awards. These included Best Female Athlete, Best Female Olympian, and Best Female Action Sports Athlete. She won the Best Female Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award three years in a row!

In 2018, Time magazine also included Chloe in their list of the 100 Most Influential People. Chloe was awarded the Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year two times in a row, in 2019 and 2020. In 2025, Chloe was added to the Madame Tussauds Hot 100 list, recognizing her as a cultural icon.

Personal Life

Chloe Kim was accepted into Princeton University in 2018. She decided to wait until 2019 to start her studies. She found it challenging to deal with her fame while at Princeton. Because of this, she decided to return to competitive snowboarding before the 2022 Olympics.

Family Background

Chloe Kim is a second-generation Korean-American. This means her parents, Boran Yoon Kim and Jong Jin Kim, moved to the U.S. from South Korea. Her father first arrived with only $800 and worked low-paying jobs. He later earned a college degree in manufacturing engineering technology. He eventually quit his job to help Chloe pursue her snowboarding career.

Chloe has extended family living in South Korea. This is where she competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics. Her relatives, including her grandmother, watched her compete at the Olympics for the first time. Chloe has said, "I have this different opportunity because I'm Korean-American, but I'm riding for the States. ... I'm starting to understand that I can represent both countries."

Chloe Kim on TV and in Movies

Chloe Kim has appeared in several TV shows and a movie.

Television Appearances

Film Appearance

Music Video Cameo

See also

In Spanish: Chloe Kim para niños

• List of Olympic medalists in snowboarding
• List of Youth Olympic Games gold medalists who won Olympic gold medals