Snowboarder Chloe Kim wins the second straight Olympic gold medal in halfpipe at the 2022 Beijing Games.
Chloe Kim wins gold! The athlete defended her 2018 Olympic gold medal in tonight’s Halfpipe competition, making her the first woman in the history of the Games to win back-to-back gold medals in the event.
China — Chloe Kim had put forth a lot of effort to deceive herself.
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She was trying not to think about her shot at historic back-to-back gold medals or the dueling watch parties her parents and boyfriend were having back home in California as she climbed to the top of the Olympic halfpipe. The 21-year-old had tried to persuade herself that her second Olympic appearance — the first after rocketing to fame four years ago and adjusting to the new life that came with it — was just another World Cup run, which she does on a regular basis.
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The 12 finalists were each given three runs with their highest score counting toward the medal race, and Kim jumped into first with her opening run and never relinquished the lead.
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Here is a look at the final scores for all the competitors, per the Olympics’ official website:
- Chloe Kim (USA), 94.00
- Queralt Castellet (ESP), 90.25
- Sena Tomita (JPN), 88.25
- Cai Xuetong (CHN), 81.25
- Ruki Tomita (JPN), 80.50
- Elizabeth Hosking (CAN), 79.25
- Berenice Wicki (SUI), 76.25
- Liu Jiayu (CHN), 73.50
- Mitsuki Ono (JPN), 71.50
- Brooke Dhondt (CAN), 66.75
- Leilani Ettel (GER), 57.50
- Qiu Leng (CHN), 53.75
With stunning ease and a score of 94 on her first run on a sunny Thursday at Genting Snow Park, Kim became the first woman to win two gold medals in the women’s halfpipe, obliterating her competition with a calm that belied the daring of her high-flying tricks but reminded the world of her singular ability.
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