"GOAT Dignity" Choi Gaon's surprise gold medal supporter was none other than "role model" Chloe Kim "We met 9 years ago..."

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Chloe Kim (25) of the United States was the assistant of the great history of Korea's first winter Olympic gold medal in snow sports. Choi Ga-on (17, Sehwa Girls' High School) deserves to be called one of the top contributors to the snowboard halfpipe world championship.

According to a report by the British media 'BBC' on the 14th (Korea time), Chloe Kim's full support was behind Choi Ga-on's miraculous victory in the women's halfpipe final at the 2026 Milan-Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics at Lvigno Snowpark in Italy.

The two had a relationship nine years ago. In a test event ahead of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, Chloe Kim, who was 17 at the time, recognized the genius of Choi Ga-on, who was an 8-year-old child. Since then, Chloe Kim's father, who is of Korean descent, has reportedly helped Choi Ga-on to come to the U.S. and receive systematic training.

Chloe Kim said in an interview with multiple foreign media such as 'NBC News', "I've seen Choi Ga-on since she was very young. Seeing that child grow up and stand next to me on the Olympic podium, I feel like a cycle of life has been completed," he said, sincerely congratulating his student on his victory. In fact, as soon as the gold medal was confirmed, Chloe Kim's father ran to Choi Ga-on before anyone else and shared a hot hug.

Choi Gaon's gold medal was an unexpected drama. During the first period, he was hit by a hard corner of a halfpipe during aerial technology and was injured to the point where he could not move for a while. Choi Ga-on, who recalled the time, confessed, "I was so scared that I cried because I wanted to give up the Olympics."

I didn't give up until the end. Choi Ga-on also swallowed his disappointment in the second period, but he won the Olympic gold medal with a perfect performance in the third period, scoring 90.25 points.

Although she failed to achieve her legendary third consecutive win, Chloe Kim also played well to the applause. Chloe Kim, who was seriously injured during training last month and relied on assistants to participate, said, "I rode carefully to win, but I have no regrets because I poured everything I wanted to do this time."

Choi Ga-on, who won the first gold medal in the history of snow at the Winter Olympics, will also receive an exceptional reward. First of all, we will receive a Speedmaster Olympic Edition watch worth about 9.5 million won from Omega, the official Olympic timekeeper. It is a medal that follows Korean sports heroes such as Oh Sang-wook, Lee Sang-hwa, and Hwang Dae-heon.

It will also receive a reward of 300 million won from Lotte Group, the chairman of the Korea Ski and Snowboard Association. In addition to 63 million won in government rewards, he will also enjoy 1 million won in monthly pension benefits throughout his life.

It is the world's domination like a drama. Choi Ga-on was honored to overcome the fatal injury of spinal surgery and become the new empress in the presence of her teacher and idol, Chloe Kim.

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