Park City • Another gold medal was already guaranteed, another dominant win, another day in which nobody could come close to Chloe Kim. So as the 18-year-old American snowboarding phenom prepped for her victory lap, she took a bit longer at the top of the massive, world-renowned Eagle Superpipe at the base of Park City Village. There, Kim skipped song after song, waiting for the perfect one to accompany her down to the bottom where an adoring crowd braving a chilly Friday afternoon was waiting to welcome her.
Kim eventually settled on a song, but on her second flight in the final run in the halfpipe, she did something she never does.