20 Facts About Olympian Chloe Kim

Chloe Kim is only 21 years old, and she’s taken the sports world by storm. Everyone has their eye on this  promising young snowboarder, who’s set to take home a gold medal after earning a halfpipe gold metal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics in South Korea. Here are all the things you need to know about this shining star and role model to many little girls out there.

1. Chloe Kim is trilingual, meaning she speaks three languages. She spent two years attending school in Switzerland, and speaks English, Korean, and French.

2. Chloe Kim is the only X Games athlete to earn three gold medals before her 16th birthday.

3. Chloe attended Princeton University after winning her gold medal, and while she waited until 2019 to attend, she stated that her first year was difficult due to being recognized all the time and the fact that she “just wanted a normal college experience.”

4. Her birthday is April 23, 2000.

5. Kim’s family originally comes from South Korea, where they still have family.

6. Her favorite candy is Skittles, and after publicly admitting that, the brand sent her a lifetime supply! Now that’s a lot of cavities!

7. She became the first female snowboarder to successfully complete back-to-back 1080 degree spins in a competition. This took place at the 2016 U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix.