“You Have to Put Yourself First”: Chloe Kim Lauds Simone Biles for ‘Touching and Inspirational’ Actions at Tokyo Olympics

Winter Olympics star Chloe Kim is going to vie for her second medal at the Beijing Olympics next month. Notably, Chloe will enter as the reigning champion to defend her title in the halfpipe.

The young star has now opened up about the pressure of being an Olympic gold medalist. Chloe hailed Simone for taking a step back at the highest level of sports for her own mental health.

Chloe Kim finds inspiration in Simone Biles

Citing the issue of getting injured and putting her gold medal dreams behind, Simone took a daring step to say no to competing in Tokyo. Her one step back has inspired many athletes around the world to speak up for their mental health.

21-year-old Chloe Kim shared her views on finding inspiration from Simone Biles. Chloe said, “Having that comfort knowing that, ‘Hey, I’m doing something really dangerous, or I’m doing something that is hard on my body, if I mentally can’t do it, then I shouldn’t. It’s in my best interest. Showing the world that you have to put yourself first and give up something like an Olympic gold medal, that was very touching and inspirational.”

Chloe competes in snowboarding, a sport that is always exposed to injuries. Throwing back to her winning her first Olympics, Chloe had made a shocking revelation about her medal.

Chloe threw her Olympic gold medal in the trash

After becoming the champion at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Chloe did not place her medal in safe but in the trash. It was not the hate for the medal but for the life that came with it, Chloe said, “I hated life.”

Kim was adversely affected by the unwanted attention she was getting after her achievement. The young athlete just wanted to go back to her normal life, but could not as she was in the spotlight.

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Grown-up from that experience, Chloe is now going to compete in her second Olympics, as the favorite to win. There will be more pressure on her to defend the title this time, but hopefully, Kim would thrive. Are you cheering for Chloe Kim to win at the Beijing Olympics?