Chloe Kim Wins Olympic Gold in snowboard halfpipe
The expectations set upon Chloe Kim couldn’t have been any higher entering the PyeongChang Olympics. Be that as it may, the 17-year-old conveyed on the greatest stage, gaining her first Olympic gold medal in ladies’ snowboard halfpipe on Tuesday morning in South Korea. Hustle
Kim set the bar to a great degree high on her first run, getting a posterior air, frontside 1080, cab 720, frontside 900, McTwist and frontside altered 720.
That run scored her a 93.75 and gave her an enormous lead over whatever remains of the field.
Over the last two runs, whatever is left of the field did their best to coordinate Kim, with a large number of the ladies putting it all on the line and endeavoring to arrive the frontside 1080 — at present a standout amongst the most dynamic traps in ladies’ halfpipe. HustleTV
A couple of ladies effectively handled the trick, yet none could coordinate Kim’s score.
When her last run came around, the gold medal was secure and Kim was allowed to take a triumph lap. Rather, she endeavored to include a shout point via getting her most specialized grouping of traps — the consecutive 1080s.
That blend of a frontside 1080 into a cab 1080 amidst her run had bedeviled Kim before in the challenge. She had endeavored it on her second run however fell on the second 1080 endeavor.
On her triumph lap however, Kim stepped both of her 1080s, at that point handled whatever remains of her run. The last score from the judges: 98.25. Furthermore, with that, Kim was formally the new Olympic champion. DJ Hustle