The 21-year-old from California turned in a strong opening run to easily defend her title.
of Spain taking silver in her fifth Olympic appearance. Sena Tomita of Japan held off Cai Xuetong of China for bronze.. Not after an opening performance that featured a variety of different spins and rotations, including a front and backside 1080 . That flawless run appeared to surprise even her as she covered her mouth in excitement. She later told a coach it was the best one she’s done.joins fellow American Shaun White as the only snowboarders to defend their Olympic titles in the halfpipe.
“I have been in this situation many times,” Kim said. “I’ve been competing professionally since I was 13, so that’s almost 10 years now. I reset and reminded myself that it’s just another run. I have a brand-new opportunity to go land it, and that calms me down a lot.” Despite knowing she had the gold sewn up, there wasn’t much of a celebration before the last attempt. No, there was still work to do — trying to land the 1260. She almost did, too, before wiping out and gliding the rest of the way.“Spinning all four ways and mastery of the sport has been a goal,” her coach Ricky Bower said. “She came out here and showcased exactly what she wanted to and I’m so proud of her.
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