American Chloe Kim became the youngest woman to win an Olympic gold medal in snowboarding when she won the halfpipe at the 2018 Winter Games aged 17, and defended her title in Beijing earlier this year.
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Just for my sanity
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I just want to do some sort of reset.
I don't want to get right back into it after such a fun but exhausting year, knowing that it was an Olympic year.
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I just want to enjoy this moment, absorb it all and come back to it when I feel ready, but for now the plan is definitely to go for a third medal.
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The 22-year-old also took a full season off after the 2018 Games to focus on her studies and mental health.
The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics will take place in February 2026.
