Thanks to one of the best showings in Olympic history, complemented by timely tweets mid-runs, American snowboarder and fan favorite Chloe Kim is a gold medalist.
Immediately after she posted a 98.25 score on her final run, Twitter reacted accordingly, praising the talented 17-year-old superstar, whose performance included back-to-back 1080s.
Congratulations to @Elmo’s friend @chloekimsnow on winning the gold medal! #ELMOtivation #WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/74dIZLDFAT
— Sesame Street (@sesamestreet) February 13, 2018
Chloe Kim’s father says this made all his sacrifice worth it. Pointed to himself, said “American dream!” and whooped. #pyeongchang2018
— Jake Seiner (@Jake_Seiner) February 13, 2018
No stage is too bright for this 17 year old star! 🥇 pic.twitter.com/MXKdIg3gBx
— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) February 13, 2018
98.25 when you already have the gold
— Isaac K. Lee (@IsaacKLee) February 13, 2018
what a flex
Chloe is so damn adorable I can’t stand it.
— Jessica Kleinschmidt (@KleinschmidtJD) February 13, 2018
CONGRATULATIONS @chloekimsnow & @arielletgold!! 🎉🇺🇸🏂
— Maia Shibutani (@MaiaShibutani) February 13, 2018
@chloekimsnow is a beast🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
— mallory pugh (@MalPugh) February 13, 2018
👏🏻Chloe👏🏻is👏🏻my👏🏻hero👏🏻 https://t.co/1fvMdxRrrL
— Trevor Williams (@MeLlamoTrevor) February 13, 2018
If @chloekimsnow was an ice-cream flavour the would be Chloe Kim CLINCH Crunch!
— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) February 13, 2018
🇺🇸 Chloe Kim wins GOLD in the women's halfpipe final!https://t.co/zbuqQH3fhK pic.twitter.com/RpyCtOGnel
Chloe Kim, who the S. Korean media has basically adopted as their very own, wipes away tears as she accepts the gold medal—er, stuffed tiger—on the podium. pic.twitter.com/fv2z1EWno9
— Jonathan Cheng (@JChengWSJ) February 13, 2018
Out. Of. This. World.
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 13, 2018
Chloe Kim brings home the gold in women's halfpipe! #BestOfUs pic.twitter.com/3H6EVEhjGh
Winning silver was China's Jiayu Liu with a final score of 89.75, followed by American Arielle Gold (85.75), who took home her first ever Olympic medal. Fellow American and three-time medalist Kelly Clark finished in fourth just shy of the podium with a score of 83.50.