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Chloe Kim was just 17 when she became the Women’s Snowboarding Halfpipe Champion. Over the years, Kim has established herself as one of the star athletes of the Winter Games.

The 6 time X Games gold medalist will now take part in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Recently, Kim Kardashian took to Twitter to thank the athlete for being a part of her label. Notably, the label features Kim and a few other Team USA athletes.

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Kim Kardashian thanks Chloe Kim and Team USA

Chloe Kim was one of the 6 female athletes invited to the launch of SKIMS; a new loungewear brand by Kim Kardashian. SKIMS collaborated with Team USA to launch their new line of apparel.

The brand specially invited a few female athletes. These athletes will be part of the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics 2022. 21-year-old American snowboarder Chloe Kim was also among them.

SKIMS launched this collection especially to celebrate the female athletes who will take part in Beijing 2022 and also the Paralympic Winter Games.

Hollywood star Kim Kardashian West took to Twitter to thank these athletes for being a part of the collection. Along with Chloe Kim, there were 5 other athletes who were part of this launch.

They were bobsledder, Aja Evans, paralympic rower Oksana Masters, ice dancer Madison Chock, short track speed skater Maame Biney and figure skater Amber Glenn.

“Thank you to the incredible Team USA athletes who took part: Aja Evans, Oksana Masters, Madison Chock, Maame Biney, Amber Glenn, Chloe Kim,” posted Kim.

Kim on growing up and putting her guard up

After her performance in 2018, Kim received a lot of hate. This actually demotivated her quite a lot. But now, she has left the past behind and knows better than to not concentrate on the backlash.

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“It definitely made me put my guard up a little more, which I think is OK. You can’t trust anyone,” said Chloe.

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In 2018 Pyeongchang, Chloe Kim delivered a near-perfect score to grab the Gold medal. She was only 17 back then and landed up scripting history. Now, at 21, Kim is all set to deliver yet another stunning performance at the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

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