Defending Olympic champion snowboarder Chloe Kim cinched the gold for Team USA in the women's halfpipe in Beijing, after pulling far into the lead on her first run.
"I was so proud of myself. I had the worst practice, ever," said Kim, who shouted with joy and sunk to her knees at the bottom of the halfpipe after landing the run and earning what would be the winning score of 94.The flawless performance -- in which she nailed frontside 10 and cab 10 tricks -- was especially emotional after practice runs in which she missed sticking landings multiple times, the 21-year-old American said.
Chloe Kim looks for 2022 Olympics glory 04:36At age 17, Kim burst onto the Olympic scene at Pyeongchang 2018 in the same event, becoming the youngest female Olympic gold medalist on snow. She also boasts five X Games gold medals and two world championships.Kim has said in the past she struggled to deal with the fame and attention that came with her Olympic success.
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