[1] Chloe Kim (born April 23, 2000) is an American snowboarder and two-time Olympic gold medalist.
[23] At Kim's first Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, she won the gold medal in the Women's Halfpipe finals with Ricky Bower as her coach.
[28] Kim became a two-time Olympian when she competed at her second consecutive Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.
[31] Kim was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated following her Olympic gold medal win.
"[34] In 2018, Mattel began producing a Shero Barbie in her likeness in a new line of dolls highlighting inspiring women (that also includes Amelia Earhart).
[35] In February 2019, Kim was featured in Nike's "Dream Crazier" ad with Serena Williams, Simone Biles, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Megan Rapinoe, and other women athletes.
Kim ultimately made it to the semi-finals of the competition before being unmasked in a triple elimination alongside Taylor Dayne as "Popcorn" and Tori Kelly as "Seahorse".
[39] She won the Best Female Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award three years in a row.
[45] She struggled with her fame at Princeton for a period of time and decided to return to competitive snowboarding prior to the 2022 Olympics.
[47] Kim has extended family living in South Korea, where she competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
[50] She stated that because she was Asian, people would often belittle her accomplishments, telling her to "stop taking medals away from the white American girls on the team", as well as to "go back to China".
[51][52] She has also spoken up about the rise of anti-Asian hate crime and violence in the country since the COVID-19 pandemic, adding that she is constantly worried about her parents' safety.
[51] She added that she would always bring along a knife, pepper spray, and tasers whenever she goes outdoors to do her errands as well as avoiding crowded places in general.