Chloe Kim
![]() Kim in 2017 | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Long Beach, California, U.S. | April 23, 2000
Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) |
Weight | 115 lb (52 kg) |
Sport | |
Country | United States |
Sport | Snowboarding |
Event(s) | Halfpipe |
Club | Mammoth Mountain Ski and Snowboard |
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Medal record |
Chloe Kim | |
Hangul | 클로이 김 |
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Revised Romanization | Kulloi Kim |
McCune–Reischauer | K'ŭlloi Kim |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 김선[1] |
Revised Romanization | Gim Seon |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Sŏn |
Chloe Kim (born April 23, 2000) is an American snowboarder and singer . At the 2018 Winter Olympics, she became the youngest woman to win an Olympic snowboarding gold medal when she won gold in the women's snowboard halfpipe at 17 years old.[2] She is a six-time X Games gold medalist and the first woman to win two gold medals in snowboarding at the Winter Youth Olympic Games.[3][4][5] She is the current World, Olympic, Youth Olympic, and X Games champion in the halfpipe and the first to win the title at all four major events.
Kim was included in Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2018.[6]
Early life[]
Kim was born in Long Beach, California, and raised in nearby Torrance.[7] Her parents are from South Korea. Kim's father quit his job to drive her to the mountains and also to be able to travel with her when she competes. He started her on a snowboard at age four at the southern California resort of Mountain High; she started competing at age six as a member of Team Mountain High.[8] She trained in Geneva, Switzerland,[9] from ages eight to ten before returning to California and training at Mammoth Mountain. Kim joined the U.S. Snowboarding Team in 2013.[10]
Career[]
X Games[]
While too young to compete in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Kim earned a silver medal in superpipe in the 2014 Winter X Games behind Kelly Clark. In 2015, Chloe won Gold in the superpipe at the Winter X Games, besting Clark.[11] With this win, at age 14, Kim became the youngest gold medalist until she lost the record to Kelly Sildaru, who won gold in 2016 at the age of 13.[12][13] In the 2016 X Games, she became the first person under the age of 16 to win two gold medals (and also the first person to win back-to-back gold medals) at an X Games.[14][15] At that year's U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix, Kim became the first woman to land back-to-back 1080 spins in a snowboarding competition.[15][7] She scored a perfect 100 points and is the second rider ever to do so, after Shaun White.[16]
2016 Winter Youth Olympics[]
In 2016, Kim became the first American woman to win a gold medal in snowboarding at the Winter Youth Olympic Games and earned the highest snowboarding score in Youth Olympic Games history at the time.[4] She was selected as Team USA's flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games, becoming the first snowboarder chosen to serve as flag bearer for Team USA at either the Olympic Winter Games or Youth Olympic Games.[17] Kim was nominated for the 2016 ESPYS award for Best Breakthrough Athlete.[18]
2018 Winter Olympics[]
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.[19] Her first score was 93.75 points, which was 8.5 points ahead of second place. Her last score in the halfpipe was close to a perfect score at 98.25 points. She was nearly 10 points ahead of Liu Jiayu, who placed 2nd.[20] Kim became the youngest woman to ever land two 1080-degree spins in a row at the Olympics.[21] At age 17, she became the youngest woman to ever win gold at the Olympics in the halfpipe, surpassing the past record holder, Kelly Clark, who had won the gold when she was 18.[22] This record landed Kim a position on Time magazine's annual Time 100 list.[23]
In popular culture[]
Kim was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated following her Olympic gold medal win.[25][26] 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."[27]
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).[28] 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. The ad appeared during the 2019 Oscars.[29]
In late 2020, Kim competed on season 4 of The Masked Singer as "Jellyfish". Kim ultimately made it to the semi-finals of the competition, before being unmasked in a triple elimination alongside Tori Kelly as "Seahorse" and Taylor Dayne as "Popcorn".[30]
As part of the book series Who Was...?, “Who Is Chloe Kim?” is scheduled for release on January 4, 2022.
Awards and honors[]
In July 2018, Kim won three ESPYs for Best Female Athlete, Best Female Olympian, and Best Female Action Sports Athlete.[31]
Personal life[]
Kim is a second-generation Korean-American; her parents emigrated from South Korea. In 1982, her father arrived in the United States with just $800 cash and eventually earned a college degree in manufacturing engineering technology.[32] Kim has extended family living in South Korea, where she competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics. Her relatives, including her grandmother, watched her compete for the first time at the Olympics.[33] Kim stated, "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."[32] Kim was admitted to Princeton University's Class of 2022. After deferring the offer of admission until the Class of 2023, she stated she wants to study science.[34]
Filmography[]
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | Double Dare | Herself / Contestant | Episode: "Board Bombs vs. Team Over Your Head" |
2018 | Ridiculousness | Herself | Episode: "Chloe Kim" |
2020 | #KidsTogether: The Nickelodeon Town Hall | Herself | Television special |
2020 | The Substitute | Herself | Episode: "Chloe Kim" |
2020 | Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | Herself (voice) | Episode: "Caveman on the Half Pipe" |
2020 | The Masked Singer | Herself (Jellyfish) | Season 4 |
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019 | Charlie's Angels | Angel Recruit |
Music videos[]
Year | Title | Artist(s) | Role | Ref. |
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2018 | "Girls Like You" (Original, Volume 2 and Vertical Video versions) | Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B | Herself (cameo) | [35][36][37] |
See also[]
- List of Olympic medalists in snowboarding
- List of Youth Olympic Games gold medalists who won Olympic gold medals
References[]
- ^ Graham, Bryan Armen (February 13, 2018). "Chloe Kim isn't just a gold medalist: she's a transcendent star". The Guardian. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
- ^ "ESPN Twitter". February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2018 – via Twitter.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ "Chloe Kim X Games Bio". ESPN. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Led By Teen Sensation Chloe Kim, Team USA Wins Three Snowboarding Medals at Youth Olympics". Team USA.
- ^ "Aspen 2021 Women's Snowboard SuperPipe". X Games. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ "Chloe Kim: The World's 100 Most Influential People". Time. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Yap, Audrey Cleo (May 23, 2016). "16-Year-Old Snowboarding Champion Chloe Kim Is Just a Regular Teenager". NBC News. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ "Best Dad Ever? How Chloe Kim's Father Quit His Job to Help Make Her Olympic Dream Come True". People. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
- ^ "Chloe Kim".
- ^ "Chloe Kim Bio". US Ski and Snowboarding Team. Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- ^ Scott WilloughbyThe Denver Post (January 25, 2014). "Kelly Clark wins superpipe, and Chloe Kim, 13, earns silver". The Denver Post. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ^ "X Games on Twitter" – via Twitter.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ Macklin, Oliver (January 31, 2016). "Kelly Sildaru, 13, becomes youngest athlete ever to win Winter X Games gold". The Washington Post.
- ^ "2016 A Year Of Firsts For X Games Snowboarder Chloe Kim". espnW.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Lam, Charles. "Chloe Kim Becomes First Woman to Land Two 1080 Spins, Wins U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix". NBC News.
- ^ OlympicTalk (February 2, 2017). "Watch Chloe Kim become the first woman to score perfect 100 | OlympicTalk". Olympics.nbcsports.com. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
- ^ "Chloe Kim Selected As Team USA Flag Bearer For Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games". Team USA.
- ^ "List of 2016 ESPYS Nominees". ESPN MediaZone. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ Chloe Kim, 17-year-old American snowboarding phenom, wins gold at women's halfpipe finals, Arielle Gold takes bronze; Daily News (New York), February 12, 2018
- ^ "Snowboard | Results Ladies' Halfpipe Final Run 3 – Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ Lewis, Aimee. "Chloe Kim: US teenager makes history at Winter Olympics". CNN. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ "Chloe Kim Wins Snowboard Halfpipe Gold in High Style". Time. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ Chang, David. "Chloe Kim Is on the TIME 100 List". Time. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ "Chloe Kim is first woman to land frontside double cork 1080 in halfpipe". BNQT. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ Age of Miracles: Chloe Kim and Other Young Olympic Stars Are Set to Shine for Longer Than Ever Before MICHAEL ROSENBERG, Sports Illustrated, February 19, 2018
- ^ Chloe Kim's Sports Illustrated Cover Outtakes: USA snowboarder Chloe Kim, who captured gold in PyeongChang, appears on the cover of this week's Sports Illustrated. Here are the outtakes from Robert Beck's photo shoot with Kim. Sports Illustrated, February 20, 2018
- ^ Ting, Eric; SFGATE (February 23, 2018). "Chloe Kim's special Corn Flakes box breaks record by selling out in 7 hours". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ Writ, EDDIE PELLS AP National (March 12, 2018). "After winning halfpipe gold, American snowboarder puts fame, fun in perspective". The Bulletin. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
- ^ "Serena Williams stars in Nike ad celebrating female athletes set to air during Oscars". The Washington Post. February 24, 2019.
- ^ "'Masked Singer' recap: 3 celebrities go home in shocking triple elimination". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ "ESPYS 2018 Winners: The Complete List". E! News. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Snowboard phenom Chloe Kim has a lot riding on the Winter Olympics". ESPN. February 6, 2018.
- ^ "How Chloe Kim became the next Shaun White of the Olympics: 7 things to know". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
- ^ Pinelli, Brian (February 12, 2019). "Chloe Kim's Next Big Challenge: College". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ Amatulli, Jenna. "Maroon 5, Cardi B's 'Girls Like You' Video Is a Star-Studded Dance Party". HuffPost. Archived from the original on May 31, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ Glicksman, Josh (October 16, 2018). "Maroon 5 Releases New Version of 'Girls Like You' Music Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ "Maroon 5 – Girls Like You (Vertical Video) featuring Cardi B". Spotify.
External links[]
- Chloe Kim at Olympic.org (archived)
- Chloe Kim at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Chloe Kim at Olympics.com
- Chloe Kim at United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
- Chloe Kim at Olympedia
- Chloe Kim at X Games
- Chloe Kim at FIS (snowboarding)
- Chloe Kim at IMDb
- 2000 births
- American female snowboarders
- American people of South Korean descent
- American sportspeople of Korean descent
- Snowboarders at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
- Living people
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in snowboarding
- Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Sportspeople from Long Beach, California
- Sportspeople from Torrance, California
- X Games athletes
- Laureus World Sports Awards winners
- Youth Olympic gold medalists for the United States