Chloe Kim- Teenager makes history at the US Olympics

Kim, who won her first Olympic gold medal by skying and twisting and stomping all over the field in the women’s half pipe, will dominate her sport for however long she feels like strapping a snowboard to her feet. The 17-year-old American also appears poised to redefine how we think about Olympic stardom. Chloe Kim is a hero for our times. She sent that breakfast sandwich tweet in the middle of today’s competition, in the minutes between her second and third runs. Fifteen minutes after her food-based rumination, she corkscrewed her way to the day’s best score. It’s almost difficult to put Kim among the youth movement in the sport considering she’s been leading it this quad. Though the California native is 17, she is favored not just to make it to Pyeong Chang but to win gold there. She took a big step forward with a win in the U.S. Grand Prix last week, and the qualifying process isn’t anything new for her. Kim met the criteria to qualify for Sochi but couldn’t compete because, at 13, she was too young to go. “I feel like that would have been too much for me at 13,” she said. “Honestly, it’s too much for me right now, so I don’t know if I could have done it four years ago. I’m thanking god for that.” Kim, who won her first Olympic gold medal by skying and twisting and stomping all over the field in the women’s halfpipe, will dominate her sport for however long she feels like strapping a snowboard to her feet. The 17-year-old American also appears poised to redefine how we think about Olympic stardom. Chloe Kim is a hero for our times, a young woman who centers herself by posting about hangriness. She sent that breakfast sandwich tweet in the middle of today’s competition, in the minutes between her second and third runs. Fifteen minutes after her food-based rumination, she corkscrewed her way to the day’s best score.