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“I feel like I can represent both countries, in a way, because I have a Korea face, but I was born and raised in the States.”
“I don't think I made many sacrifices myself, but my parents have.”
“It's a pretty crazy adrenaline rush because I feel like every run is different. You can never really expect anything. It's like a new adventure every time you drop into the pipe.”
“I'm always working hard.”
“My mom wouldn't let me dye my hair for the longest time.”
“It's hard to describe my style. People will tell me that I'm really flowy.”
“I grew up in Southern California. If it's snowing on a day I'm supposed to train, I'll just stare out the window in all my gear and be like, 'Hmmm, maybe not today.' I hate being cold.”
“It's not like I was just dropped onto a snowboard and I was able to go 15 feet into the air. There was a lot of hard work that came with it. That's something that people don't really notice sometimes and the amount of sacrifice my family made.”
“I had some social anxiety when I was younger because I wasn't surrounded by many people in my life.”
“I'm a dragon.”
“I think the cool thing about snowboarding is that everyone has their own style.”
“I'm, like, finishing up high school. I don't know how you can learn anything from me because I'm still, like, a teenager. I don't know what I'm doing with my life.”
“I was, like, talking to these kids, and I look up, and there was, like, 25 cameras around me. And I ran. I ran away. I, like, straight up ran away, and I was so scared, and then, like, it happened, and after I was done, it kinda sunk in.”
“I feel like I have this different opportunity that not a lot of athletes may have. It's the fact that I'm Korean-American, and the Olympics are going to be in Korea, but I'm also riding for the States. I feel like I got really lucky that it got all pieced together - my first Olympics, being in Korea where most of my family is.”
“I'll be really tough on myself. Someone will be like, 'Oh that's really cool' and I'll be like, 'Yeah, but there's this one flaw.'”
“I knew if I went home with the gold medal knowing that I could do better, I wasn't going to be very satisfied.”
“It's super cool - I have this link to Korea, and with the Olympics, I have this opportunity to represent the U.S., Korea, and my family.”
“I don't remember the exact moment I fell in love with snowboarding; it wasn't something cheesy like, 'Oh the wind was blowing through my hair and I just knew this sport was for me... ' I was good at it, and it's exhilarating!”
“Just because I'm young doesn't mean I didn't work hard to get to where I am.”
“I'm much more of a city girl. I like the mall. I like shopping.”