The Winter Olympics are usually not my favorite sporting event, but lord help me, I’ve been enjoying the hell out of the PyongChang Olympics thus far. I joined millions of Americans last night watching Korean-American snowboarder Chloe Kim win a gold medal in the snowboarding-halfpipe event. She had already secured her gold medal before her third and final run, but she just went ahead and did the third run anyway and ended up besting her own gold-medal score just for the hell of it. Chloe Kim is 17 years old, fearless and badass. She’s also pretty food-obsessed, which is super-relatable. She’s just a kid! Of course she’s thinking about food. Here are some of her Olympic tweets:
Oh and I also had 2 churros today and they were pretty bomb so if you ever get nervous go eat a churro
— Chloe Kim (@chloekimsnow) February 11, 2018
Could be down for some ice cream rn
— Chloe Kim (@chloekimsnow) February 12, 2018
Wish I finished my breakfast sandwich but my stubborn self decided not to and now I'm getting hangry
— Chloe Kim (@chloekimsnow) February 13, 2018
That “hangry” tweet came just as she was about to step out and win gold. Her thoughts weren’t on the competition or doing well or medaling, she was thinking about the breakfast sandwich she should have finished that morning. Bless her.
Why do we find it so relatable when women obsess about food? It’s like a Jennifer Lawrence thing, isn’t it? We enjoy it when beautiful, talented people obsess over food. Chloe Kim is the J-Law of the Half-Pipe.
I hate crying but I'll give myself a pass for this one. Thank you everyone for the love! Stoked to bring home the gold pic.twitter.com/vxApf1lxbI
— Chloe Kim (@chloekimsnow) February 13, 2018
Photos courtesy of Getty.
Yes, Chloe!!! You are amazing!!
I justed watched her final run, and wow, amazing! She gave everything for that last run even if she knew she had already won the gold medal, and scored higher!
Obsessing over food makes her relatable especially since Hollywood is a culture where people are paid not to eat or to promote endless diets.
PREACH. I don’t find it endearing. It’s symptomatic of a culture where people have a totally messed up relationship with food.
Chloe get those ad deals, in the US and Korea! Werk!
Oh, this one made me so happy!
Shred on, you marvel, and eat as you please, too!
Love it. Also did you see when her dad called her “his American dream”? I was straight up crying
And he laminated his “Go Chloe” sign too!
haha so cute
I know! dad goals
That is sooooooo sweet.
I’m not a crier either. But seeing her holding that stuffed animal and cry….so many feels. And she gets all the churros !!
I could use a churro right now
Her dad made me tear up, so freaking sweet
Chloë is my spirit animal. I love talking about food and I think it’s a great way for people to connect lol
She’s really in a league of her own – wow! Kickass! So excited to see Shaun White this evening too! What a comeback story..
She’s fantastic! And so relatable. Back when I did competitive sports (nothing near this level!) the end of a competition was about food! Maybe I won a medal, maybe I didn’t; all I cared about was that I could now eat whatever I wanted!! I hear you Chloe!
My girlspawn really admires Chloe. They are similar in age and Siobhan loves snowboarding.
She is amazing. What an athlete. The food tweets were cute, she will have tons of endorsements because of them. Chloe Kim….eeks, so glad name is spelled with a C and not a K. I’m Kardashianed out this morning. @Redgrl: I’m right there with you….can’t wait to see Shaun. To come back after September is amazing. He’s all grown up now!
Please don’t compare a hard working Olympian to Jennifer “I pee in bushes and fart to appear more relatable “ Lawrence. Though JLaw is in every movie nowadays doesn’t mean she ought to be. Congrats Chloe!!!
Couldn’t you just be happy for Chloe without criticizing Jennifer?
Chloe’s a real champion. No comparison.
Oh you’re absolutely right Silly me, here I was just thinking for myself. Thank goodness you commented – I wouldn’t know how to form my own opinions without yours, since you are the authority on all things!
Why not just call her an American?
because the Korean-American community in Torrance is proud of her, and it’s not inaccurate to report it
She’s AMAZING! I couldn’t believe what I was watching as she did her 3rd run.
I N C R E D I B L E :-O
Now I want a ice cream breakfast sandwich made of chuuros
I don’t think I’ve ever had a churro!
I love that she won in her parents’ home country! And I love her cali-girl style.