Snowboarding phenomenon Chloe Kim out to defend her Winter Olympics crown
The snowboarding sensation already boasts five X Games gold medals, two world championships and, four years ago in Pyeongchang, announced herself to the world with a near-perfect score to In a recent Kim Jong Jin emigrated from South Korea to the United States in 1982 with $800 cash. He quit his job to support Kim’s career and would wake up at 1 a.m. most mornings to drive his daughter to California’s Mammoth Mountain to train.After Chloe secured gold in Pyeongchang, Jong Jin was picked up by the microphones saying “the American dream” as he pointed to himself.Much has changed for Chloe Kim in the four years since she shot to global fame, but her singular focus of becoming Olympic champion remains the same.Kim told CNN last year that she quit Princeton — for now — to go back to being “a full-time snowboarder” as she attempts to become the first woman in history to defend her Olympic halfpipe title.She’s been making history throughout her short but illustrious career, so don’t bet against Kim making some more.
