Southern California snowboarder Chloe Kim on the podium after winning gold in the Olympic halfpipe. (Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP/Getty Images)
Shortly after winning gold in the Olympic halfpipe, Chloe Kim was ushered into a tent at the bottom of the hill to face a clutch of international reporters.
The 5-foot-3 Southern California snowboarder had delivered a stunning performance, doing tricks no other woman in her sport could do, but that wasn't the only reason she has become the breakout star of the 2018 Winter Games.
