Chloe Kim

“Honestly, I didn't like snowboarding when I was a little girl. As I got older, it became something I did with my dad. When I was 10, I knew I was good for my age, but I never felt that I was prodigy-level or anything like that.”

“I think the goal is always to be both. I put more effort into the technical side of my riding, but style is very important nowadays.”

“Competing in my first Olympics in the country where my parents came from is pretty insane. I'm feeling nothing but excitement.”

“I'm always trying to respond to my Instagram direct messages, even if they're a little weird. I'll have a Q&A on Snapchat and talk to everyone.”

“I definitely, when I was younger, struggled a little to understand my identity and who I wanted to be.”

“I hate it when I get grumpy. But I can only be high-energy for so long.”

“I was really excited to land my first 1080. But I was surprised that it came a lot easier than I thought it would.”

“When I was younger, me and my dad worked really hard. We did it the hard way.”

“Four is actually my lucky number.”

“I just want to be that young girl from L.A. who snowboards and gets her nails done.”

“I always want to do the best I can.”

“I just say, 'Never give up.'”

“I have two aunts and three cousins in Korea as well.”

“I definitely have a lot of Korean-American fans, which is amazing.”

“To me, snowboarding is really an art form, and I think every athlete, every snowboarder has her own style, and that makes them stand out.”

“For whatever reason, I'm pretty good with pressure. I kinda just flip it over and think of it as positive.”

“I freak out when I see a spider. I was doing an interview once, and there was this really big, furry spider crawling up the tripod, and I was like, 'I can't do this!'”

“I did my first contest, and I got third, and my dad was, like, 'Wow, she has potential.' And I went back when I was 7, and I won. And my dad's like, 'All right,' and then he dropped everything.”

“I don't like doing the same runs. I like to mix it up a lot.”