- U.S. snowboarder Chloe Kim won the gold medal in the women's halfpipe with ease.
- Kim's first run was dominant enough to win her the gold medal through three rounds, but after winning the gold, she went for a third run as a victory lap.
- On her third and final run, Kim threw down back-to-back 1080s, her specialty, becoming the first woman to do so in Olympic history.
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Chloe Kim had already sealed a gold medal when she threw down a combination the Olympic games have never seen, just for fun
Chloe Kim cruised to a gold medal in the halfpipe with one of the most dominant performances in the Winter Olympics.
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Chloe Kim cruised to a gold medal in the women's halfpipe final on Tuesday in Pyeongchang with one of the most dominant performances of the Winter Olympics.
The 17-year-old snowboarder, who entered the games as the heavy-medal favorite, practically sealed a gold medal on the first of three runs.
Kim scored a 93.75, several points higher than the next closest competitor, and did so while leaving plenty of fuel in the tank.
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In between her first and final runs, she tweeted about breakfast while the competition failed to come even close to touching her, with the second-highest score coming in at 89.
As the last athlete in the order, Kim won the gold medal before her final run even began, but took a third run as a victory lap. With the gold medal already sealed, Kim then made history by throwing down back-to-back 1080s, becoming the first woman to do so in Olympic history.
Her final run was a 98.25.
Golden girl. #WinterOlympic... @ NBC Olympics
Kim came into the Olympics with high expectations and perhaps exceeded them — no one came close to touching her.
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"Believe the hype," NBC said as the halfpipe final ended. If they didn't before, the Olympic world believes in Kim now.
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