Learn about the life and career of Olympic gold medalist and legendary snowboarder Chloe Kim in the new Who HQ Now format featuring newsmakers and trending topics.
At the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, Chloe Kim became the youngest woman to ever receive an Olympic gold medal in snowboarding, and she was only seventeen! This amazing accomplishment led to Chloe winning three ESPY awards, becoming the inspiration for her own Barbie doll, and gracing the cover of Sports Illustrated. She is also the only athlete to have won three gold medals at the X Games before turning sixteen. Learn about Chloe's brilliant career and her lifelong love of snowboarding in this biography for young readers. ---from the publisher
56 pages 978-0593519691 Ages 8-12
Keywords: biography, Olympics, snowboarding, athlete, sports, girls and women, father/daughter, perseverance, determination, overcoming obstacles, Asian American, diversity, diverse books, Korean American, 8 year old, 9 year old, 10 year old, 11 year old, 12 year old