{"id":122,"date":"2018-02-14T16:15:07","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T00:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/?p=62280"},"modified":"2018-02-14T16:15:07","modified_gmt":"2018-02-15T00:15:07","slug":"korean-american-chloe-kim-joins-long-beachs-roster-of-olympic-medalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/korean-american-chloe-kim-joins-long-beachs-roster-of-olympic-medalists","title":{"rendered":"Korean American Chloe Kim Joins Long Beach\u2019s Roster of Olympic Medalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62282\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Kim_Chloe_120917_800x500_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Photos from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/us-ski-and-snowboard\/athletes\/Chloe-Kim#photos\">Team USA<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Born in Long Beach and raised in Torrance, 17-year-old, first-generation Korean American Chloe Kim is the first woman in Olympic history to land two triple rotations\u2014consecutive 1080s\u2014in the halfpipe, according to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/olympics\/la-sp-olympics-chloe-kim-20180214-story.html\"><em>Los Angeles Times<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">GOLD for Chloe Kim! The 17-year-old has done it for Team USA in the women&#39;s snowboard halfpipe! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BestOfUS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BestOfUS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WinterOlympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WinterOlympics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D65Nuoyydu\">https:\/\/t.co\/D65Nuoyydu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PtMvQ45SLh\">pic.twitter.com\/PtMvQ45SLh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBC Olympics &amp; Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCOlympics\/status\/963240972577660928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After her winning run in Pyeongchang, South Korea on Tuesday, the gold medalist shed \u201ctears of joy\u201d, reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/News\/2018\/February\/12\/Chloe-Kim-Is-Golden-As-Youngest-Halfpipe-Snowboarding-Medalist-And-Arielle-Gold-Wins-Bronze\">Team USA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the best outcome I could ever ask for,\u201d Kim said in a statement. \u201cIt\u2019s such a long journey. Going home with the gold is amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first-time Olympian noted the \u201ccrazy coincidence\u201d that her first games took place in the country her parents are from. Living in Torrance, Kim said she grew up in a Korean environment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy parents taught me Korean songs that I don\u2019t know anymore,\u201d she stated. \u201cI went to school in America. I feel like I grew up with both cultures, so that\u2019s a really cool experience. I\u2019m more open-minded toward other people and very accepting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fans of the Long Beach native tweeted congratulatory comments to the newly adorned Olympic gold medalist, including local beach volleyball star and Olympic gold medalist Misty May-Treanor. It looks like May-Treanor\u2019s clan has added another incredible athlete to their list of who to admire as they grow up.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mele mesmerized and Mia so happy to see @chloekimsnow tear it up on the half-pipe.  Welcome to the club!#GoldenGirl#USA <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qyfZik7r8q\">pic.twitter.com\/qyfZik7r8q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Misty May-Treanor (@MistyMayTreanor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MistyMayTreanor\/status\/963278306945609728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kim\u2019s father, Jong Jin Kim, who quit his job to support his daughter\u2019s athletic endeavors, also has a connection to Long Beach as an alumnus of Cal State Long Beach. Kim stated, \u201cMy dad has definitely sacrificed a lot for me. I don\u2019t know if I could do that if I was in his shoes, quit work and travel with our kid full time, leave your life behind.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Winter Olympics phenomenon Chloe Kim just become the youngest female snowboarding gold medalist ever! Chloe also has a Beach connection: her father Jong Jin Kim is an alumnus of the College of Engineering, Cal State Long Beach. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CSULBAlumni?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CSULBAlumni<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoBeach?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoBeach<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LBSU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LBSU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Olympics2018?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Olympics2018<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lazR1hxgrF\">https:\/\/t.co\/lazR1hxgrF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CSULB Alumni (@csulbalumni) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/csulbalumni\/status\/963588532898951168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Long Beach College Promise also tweeted to Kim as their #TuesdayMotivation and an inspiration to local students pursuing their own dreams.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheLBPromise\/status\/963481831378100224<\/p>\n<p>Kim joins a growing list of over 15 Olympic medalists of Long Beach, which includes gymnast McKayla Maroney, water polo player Tony Azevedo, beach volleyball player Misty May-Treanor, hurdler Lashinda Demus and more.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about Kim via her Team USA profile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/us-ski-and-snowboard\/athletes\/Chloe-Kim#profile\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After her winning run in Pyeongchang, South Korea on Tuesday, the gold medalist shed \u201ctears of joy\u201d, reported Team USA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":16469,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":"","_":"","_author_alias":"","cap-aim":"","cap-description":"","cap-display_name":"","cap-first_name":"","cap-jabber":"","cap-last_name":"","cap-linked_account":"","cap-newspack_employer":"","cap-newspack_job_title":"","cap-newspack_phone_number":"","cap-newspack_role":"","cap-user_email":"","cap-user_login":"","cap-website":"","cap-yahooim":"","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_email_html":"","newspack_email_type":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_hide_page_title":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_show_share_buttons":"","newspack_sponsor_byline_prefix":"","newspack_sponsor_disclaimer_override":"","newspack_sponsor_flag_override":"","newspack_sponsor_only_direct":"","newspack_sponsor_url":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[14],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-olympics","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=122"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}