Chloe Kim, who made history at age 17 after becoming the youngest woman to win an Olympic snowboard medal in 2018, is eyeing a three-peat at the Milan Cortina Olympics — something no halfpipe snowboarder has ever done before.
It’s no surprise the Torrance native is fearless and feisty given that she is the only woman to ever land back-to-back 1080-degree spins in the halfpipe, which is 22 feet high, at the Olympics.
“Fun, painful and rewarding,” Kim said when asked to describe her sport. “Being on top of the mountain on a bluebird day is genuinely one of the most surreal views ever.”…