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Chloe Kim wins gold in women's snowboard halfpipe at 2018 Winter Olympics

Chloe Kim, 17, claimed the Olympic gold medal in the halfpipe, meeting the expectations the young snowboarder faced coming into the Pyeongchang Games.

In her first run, Kim was the dominant rider, posting a 93.75, which was about eight points better than China's Jiayu Liu, who was in second. It was enough for Kim to win gold and she had it locked up before her final run.

But that didn't stop Kim from throwing down a killer final run in which she landed back-to-back 1080s. The crowd went wild when her final score of 98.25 flashed on the board.