X Games Superpipe Overwhelming Gold
‘Genius snowboarder’ Chloe Kim (24, USA, photo) has achieved another milestone.
Chloe Kim became the first female athlete to successfully jump 1260 degrees (3.5 rotations) in the X Games Women's Superpipe (halfpipe) held in Aspen, USA on the 27th.
Chloe Kim had already succeeded in ‘back to back 1080' (three consecutive rounds in both directions) in the first period of the finals on this day, and she received 96.33 points, the highest among participating players. Even when all other players finished the third period, she was in first place, nearly 10 points higher than second place Mitsuki Ono (20, USA) (87 points).
For Chloe Kim, who won the gold medal, the third period was a ‘victory lap' (the winner ends the game with a celebration rather than attempting a difficult technique). Chloe, who was enjoying snowboarding, attempted ‘Cap 1260' (3.5 turns while changing direction) on the last jump and succeeded. The audience as well as the commentators roared in disbelief. Chloe Kim said, “I’ve wanted to do this technique for a really long time. “I wish I had landed a little more cleanly, but I’m still very happy that I succeeded.”
Chloe Kim also attempted this jump at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics when she won her second consecutive title following Pyeongchang 2018, but failed. Chloe Kim, who took some time away from the competitive stage after Beijing to recharge, returned to fourth place at the International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup held in Laax, Switzerland last week. And on this day, by winning, he tied the record for the most wins at the X Games (7 times), equal to women's snowboarding legend Kelly Clark (41, USA, retired).
Chloe Kim will attempt to win three consecutive Olympic titles for the first time in history at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics. Among men and women, the athlete who won gold medals three times in the Olympic snowboarding halfpipe is the men's Shaun White (38, USA, retired), but he did not win three times in a row. 사설토토
