ROXY ROXY USA TRIPLE PLAY Chloe Kim was having a great day She had the lead in the women’s halfpipe contest at the 2016 US Snowboarding Grand Prix On her first run she’d earned a sky-high score of 96.5 out of a possible 100 She was back for her third and final run Could she score even higher this time 4
She began with a method grab Next she soared high in the air spinning around once twice three times Spinning three times a move called a 1080 was difficult But no one was surprised to see Kim do it well After all she was one of the best snowboarders in the world FAST FACTS DATE OF BIRTH April 23 2000 EVENT Halfpipe TEAM US Snowboard Team PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS two Olympic gold medals two World Championship gold medals six Winter X Games gold medals two Winter Youth Olympics gold medals PERSONAL HIGHLIGHTS lived in Switzerland for two years studied at Princeton University speaks English Korean and French appeared on the TV show The Masked Singer likes to play guitar and ride horses 5
VISA VISA Crest Crest BOSE Kim soars during one of her halfpipe runs in the 2016 US Snowboarding Grand Prix What happened next was a surprise Right after the 1080 Kim did the same trick again This time she spun in the opposite direction No woman had ever done back-to-back 1080s in competition The crowd clapped and whooped The event announcer said Ladies and gentleman you have just witnessed history When Kim ended her run the other competitors rushed over to congratulate her She waved to the crowd and laughed with joy She celebrated even more when 6
PAUL MITCHELL PAUL MITCHELL she saw the scoreboard She had earned a perfect score 100 points This was remarkable In the history of halfpipe competition only one other boarder had ever scored 100 That was Shaun White an Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim joined him in the record books But when it came to snowboarding records she was just getting started She was only 15 years old Even bigger things were in store Kim left celebrates with snowboarding legend Kelly Clark after Kim's perfect score of 100 at the 2016 US Snowboarding Grand Prix 7
