"Shocking results that will go down in history" Major foreign media outlets are 'focused on Choi Ga-on's gold medal [Milan Olympics]

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In 2008, when snowboarder Choi Ga-on (18, Sehwa Girls' High School), a high school girl, wrote a new history of Olympic snowboarding beyond Korea, major foreign media also quickly reported the news. Foreign media also applauded the drama that beat "The Empress" Chloe Kim (26), who was trying to win three consecutive games despite falling twice.

NBC Sports of the U.S. said on the 13th (Korea time), "South Korea's teenage Choi Ga-on overcame the bad news of the fall and stopped his idol Chloe Kim's three consecutive Olympic halfpipes," adding, "This game was recorded as a shocking result that will remain in Olympic snowboarding history."

NBC said, "Choi Ga-on fell one after another in the first and second periods, but scored 90.25 points in the last period to beat Chloe Kim." "Choi Ga-on became the first Korean female athlete to win an Olympic snowboard gold medal and the youngest Olympic champion (17 years and 101 days) to break the record of Red Gerrard (17 years and 227 days)."

The BBC, a British public broadcaster, also said, "Chloe Kim, the best female halfpipe snowboarder of all time, and Choi Ga-on, the young successor, stood side by side on the podium. Chloe Kim's third consecutive Olympic victory was expected, but Choi Ga-on won the Milan/Cortina D'Ampezzo competition. "Choi Gaon overcame the first period crash and scored 90.25 points on his last attempt, and Chloe Kim did not exceed this score," the report said.

The BBC said, "This Olympic gold medal is a moment when Choi Gaon's potential is revealed as a reality. Her name, which had been on the lips for a long time in the snowboarding world, is now attracting attention from all over the world, he said. "It seemed like the final was over because she fell from the first period and couldn't get up for a while, but Choi Ga-on finally shook herself off and attracted the crowd in the last third period."

In addition, USA Today said, "Choi Gaon fell twice, but the third run led to the Olympic gold medal," adding, "At the time of the first crash, even the broadcasters said they were giving up the game, but Choi Gaon did not give up and resumed the game. After falling twice, she won the women's halfpipe." The New York Times also reported, "Choi Gaon won the Olympic gold medal at the age of just 17. What a great player," he reported.

Earlier, Choi Gaon scored 90.25 points in the women's halfpipe final at the Lvigno Snowpark in Italy, beating Chloe Kim (88.00 points) and Mitsuki Ono (85.00 points from Japan) to the top of the podium. It is the first gold medal for the Korean team in this competition and the first gold medal for Korean skiing in the Winter Olympics.

Choi Ga-on slipped heavily in the first period of the finals and scored only 10 points, and the second period also failed, casting a dark cloud over the medal. However, in the last third period, he succeeded in all the techniques and scored a whopping 90.25 points, writing a great drama that came from behind on the podium. Choi Gaon said, "I'm so happy to win my first Olympic medal with a gold medal."

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