Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostChloe Kim in action. Gold medalist Chloe Kim of the United States celebrates winning the Snowboard Ladies' Halfpipe Final on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park. February 12, 2018.
Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostChloe Kim in action. Gold medalist Chloe Kim of the United States celebrates winning the Snowboard Ladies' Halfpipe Final on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park February 12, 2018.- Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostChloe Kim in action. Gold medalist Chloe Kim of the United States celebrates winning the Snowboard Ladies' Halfpipe Final on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park. February 12, 2018.
- Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostPyeonchang, Gangwon - February 12: Chloe Kim in action. Gold medalist Chloe Kim of the United States celebrates winning the Snowboard Ladies' Halfpipe Final on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park. February 12, 2018. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
- Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostBronze medalist Arielle Gold of the United States in action during Snowboard Ladies' Halfpipe Final on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park February 12, 2018.
- Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostPyeonchang, Gangwon - February 12: Gold medalist Chloe Kim of the United States celebrates winning the Snowboard Ladies' Halfpipe Final on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park February 12, 2018. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
- Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostPyeonchang, Gangwon - February 12: Bronze medalist Arielle Gold of the United States reacts after her final run during the Snowboard Ladies' Halfpipe Final on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park February 12, 2018. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
- Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostGold medalist Chloe Kim of the United States celebrates winning the Snowboard Ladies' Halfpipe Final on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park. February 12, 2018.
- Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostPyeonchang, Gangwon - February 12: Gold medalist Chloe Kim of the United States celebrates winning the Snowboard Ladies' Halfpipe Final on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park February 12, 2018. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
- Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostPyeonchang, Gangwon - February 12: Silver medalist Jiayu Liu of China, gold medalist Chloe Kim of the United States and bronze medalist Arielle Gold of the United States pose during the victory ceremony for the Snowboard Ladies' Halfpipe Final on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park. February 12, 2018. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
- Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostGold medalist Chloe Kim of the United States and bronze medalist Arielle Gold of the United States pose during the victory ceremony for the snowboard women's halfpipe final on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park on Feb. 13, 2018.
- Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostBronze medalist Arielle Gold of the United States poses during the victory ceremony for the Snowboard Ladies' Halfpipe Final on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park February 12, 2018.
- Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostBronze medalist Arielle Gold of the United States poses during the victory ceremony for the snowboard ladies' halfpipe final on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park on Feb. 12, 2018.
- Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostFans celebrate Chloe Kim's gold medal. Gold medalist Chloe Kim of the United States celebrates winning the Snowboard Ladies' Halfpipe Final on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park. February 12, 2018.
- Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostBronze medalist Arielle Gold of the United States poses during the victory ceremony for the Snowboard Ladies' Halfpipe Final on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park on Feb. 13, 2018.
- Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostPyeonchang, Gangwon - February 12: Gold medalist Chloe Kim of the United States celebrates winning the Snowboard Ladies' Halfpipe Final on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park February 12, 2018. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
- Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostSilver medalist Jiayu Liu of China, gold medalist Chloe Kim of the United States and bronze medalist Arielle Gold of the United States pose during the victory ceremony for the Snowboard Ladies' Halfpipe Final on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park. February 12, 2018.
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Chloe Kim in action. Gold medalist Chloe Kim of the United States celebrates winning the Snowboard Ladies' Halfpipe Final on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park. February 12, 2018.
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PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — Chloe Kim’s coronation is complete. The 17-year-old from Torrance, California, dominated the Olympic women’s halfpipe snowboarding final on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018 soaring to a gold medal four years in the making. American Arielle Gold, who pondered retirement last summer, edged teammate and three-time Olympic medalist Kelly Clark for bronze. Jiayu Liu of China took silver.
