--- title: Chloe Kim Snowboarder Wows the Internet in Halfpipe Olypmics description: Chloe Kim snowboarder just wowed the internet in the Women's half pipe event and she's only 17 years old. Here's what's next. canonical: https://time.com/5154734/chloe-kim-womens-half-pipe/ author: Aric Jenkins article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-02-13T02:24:50.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:50:34.106Z og:title: The Internet Is Already Calling Chloe Kim the GOAT og:description: The 17 year old snowboarding prodigy is living up to expectations so far og:url: https://time.com/5154734/chloe-kim-womens-half-pipe/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3086de82d9699bbc/69892746e76ad25cd3631032/chloe-kim-winter-olympics-snowboarding.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Snowboard - Winter Olympics Day 4 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Internet Is Already Calling Chloe Kim the GOAT twitter:description: The 17 year old snowboarding prodigy is living up to expectations so far twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3086de82d9699bbc/69892746e76ad25cd3631032/chloe-kim-winter-olympics-snowboarding.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Chloe Kim Just Shredded the Women's Halfpipe. The Internet Is Calling Her the Greatest of All Time by [Aric Jenkins](https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Feb 13, 2018 2:24 AM UTC  Chloe Kim of the United States reacts to her first run score during the Snowboard Ladies' Halfpipe Final on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park on February 13, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. Chloe Kim of the United States reacts to her first run score during the Snowboard Ladies' Halfpipe Final on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Phoenix Snow Park on February 13, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.David Ramos—Getty Images by [Aric Jenkins](https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Feb 13, 2018 2:24 AM UTC [Chloe Kim](http://time.com/5146569/olympics-2018-chloe-kim-ice-cream-tweet/), the 17-year-old American snowboarding prodigy, was the favorite to take home gold in the women’s halfpipe final at [2018 Winter Olympics](http://time.com/5138220/team-usa-2018-winter-olympic-medals/), and she just showed her fans on the internet exactly why. On her first run in the event, Kim nailed a number of exquisite tricks including a 1080 spin and inverted 540\. She followed that up with a near-perfect score of 98.25, [earning her the precious gold](http://time.com/5151999/chloe-kim-gold-olympics/) at her first-ever Olympics. Her performance led many Internet observers dub her the G.O.A.T. — also known as the greatest of all time — before she even completed both runs. Kim’s gold was her first medal in the competition, period. Needless to say, the Internet had a lot of praise to shower on the young snowboarder. > [](https://twitter.com/NBCOlympics/status/963224119620882432) > [](https://twitter.com/alexorlins/status/963223660176859137) > [](https://twitter.com/KennyLegan/status/963223302394302464) > [](https://twitter.com/ltay30/status/963223182047051778) > [](https://twitter.com/andrewyee/status/963224559334973440) > [](https://twitter.com/dumbfoundead/status/963223771120156672) > [](https://twitter.com/Zer0Star/status/963224534206758912) > [](https://twitter.com/tharealtcole/status/963224869486800897) > [](https://twitter.com/BravoCarretero/status/963224725240647680) > [](https://twitter.com/rodger%5Fsherman/status/963223553150775297) > [](https://twitter.com/CityOutlaw/status/963245537481904130) > [](https://twitter.com/lauraolin/status/963239462208704512) > [](https://twitter.com/amandamull/status/963239103125913601) > [](https://twitter.com/BarstoolBigCat/status/963240816662769664) > [](https://twitter.com/minakimes/status/963239537173348352) > [](https://twitter.com/RobletoFire/status/963239247649099776) Kim’s work is already done in South Korea. 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