Chloe Kim successfully defends Olympic title, wins gold in snowboard halfpipe
ZHANJIAKOU, China — A final fall, a shrug and a gold medal. All in a casual day’s work for Chloe Kim.
Four years after becoming the youngest woman to win Olympic gold in snowboarding, Kim became the first woman to win two gold medals in snowboarding halfpipe Thursday at Genting Snow Park. When many of her fellow American stars have fallen short of gold medal expectation during these Games, Kim lapped her competition, throwing down an untouchable score in the first run and falling on her final two runs when she attempted to debut never-before-seen combinations. Dropping in
