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Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim has won the Olympics two times. Being an athlete, Chloe understands the importance of mental health. A few days ago, Prince Harry chit-chatted with Chloe Kim about her Mental and Physical health.

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Recently talking to Access Hollywood’s Zuri Hall on the ESPYs red carpet on 2022, She opened up about Harry and his personality. Chloe said, “He is honestly such an amazing human being. Being able to talk to him for a bit. He is just so genuine, and yeah, so, having that opportunity to meet him and talk about a very important topic means a lot to me”

Chloe Kim and Prince Harry talk about mental health

Previously when Prince Harry had called Chloe Kim the ‘Queen of Snowboarding.’ However, in the interview, Kim said that learning new skills would be so difficult if she was not mentally fit. 

She continued, “And I can’t expect myself to perform at my peak when I doubt myself and feel negative emotions. If I’m not feeling good mentally, it will jeopardize my physical health, and they go hand in hand. And, so, for the past couple of years, I’ve just been prioritizing that, listening to my body, and I’m in such a better place.”

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Kim had many mental traumas because she withdrew her name from the Tokyo Olympics. People on Twitter started trolling her and on other platforms. Chloe had no idea how her steps for mental health would become a Joke. She later made a turn and competed in the Balance beam final.

Chloe Kim’s fear of social media

She was 17 when she won the half-pipe event in Pyeongchang, Winter Olympics 2018. In 2014, Chloe was restricted from Winter Olympics Sochi due to her age. But in Tokyo Olympics, she withdrew her name just like Simone Biles due to her mental health. 

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Previously, Chloe also revealed the daily challenges she had to face as a celebrity. Her biggest fear was what would happen if she couldn’t become a good role model. She further said that she was afraid to share images on social media. Because the pictures might be inappropriate, or the pictures could make people believe she’s insane.

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Chloe has struggled a lot with trolls and social media issues. These people should also rethink their actions before trolling an athlete because it can affect their life badly.