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Snowboarders win gold for Team USA

By Max Calderone | Sports Writer

After five days of competition, Team USA has picked up six medals including three gold, one silver and two bronze at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.

Teenage snowboarding phenom Chloe Kim brought home her first Olympic gold medal for Team USA in the women’s halfpipe with a near-perfect score of 98.25. At just 17-years old, Kim has already won three X Games gold medals and was considered the heavy favorite to win her event in the Olympics.

American Arielle Gold also medaled, placing third behind China’s Jiayu Liu to earn the bronze.