Korean American teen secures spot on U.S. Olympic snowboarding team

Chloe Kim

ASAM NEWS

SNOWBOARDING SENSATION will represent the USA in the upcoming Winter Olympics in February, reports TeamUSA.org.
 
Kim has been a big name in snowboarding since 2014 when she earned a silver medal at the Winter X Games, but was too young to compete in the Olympics.
 
Kim qualified for PyeongChang 2018 Friday (Dec. 15) when she secured the top spot in the women’s halfpipe at Breckenridge, Colorado.

“It’s awesome, I’m totally speechless,” Kim told U.S. Ski & Snowboard.

Mastro was close behind with 90.75. Clark’s final run of 83.75 kept her in third, giving the Americans a 1-2-3 sweep in a world cup contest — a good sign for the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018.

“I think it’s so rad that we were all able to put down solid runs and make it on the podium,” Kim added. “It’s always awesome to get a U.S. podium sweep.”

This 17-year old has a good shot of coming home with a gold medal at the South Korean games.
 
“It seems like a dream almost, and I’m trying to wake up,” Kim said to NBC Sports “I think today when I get home, it’s going to sink in, and I’m probably going to cry.”

(Views From the Edge contributed to this report.)

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