Kim became the youngest person to ever win gold at the Winter X Games.
Chloe Kim made some Winter X-Games history on Saturday when the 14-year-old became the youngest person to ever win a gold medal. Kim won gold in the women's snowboard superpipe and edged seven-time Winter X Games gold medalist Kelly Clark to do it.
Kim won the silver medal in the event last year. She appeared on her way to another second-place finish on Saturday after two runs. Clark scored a 90.00 on her first run and led Kim who scored a 87.66 in her second run. Kim, however, saved her best for last and posted a 92.00 in the final run to take gold.
Kim was one of five athletes to take home a gold medal on Saturday. Nick Goepper was among the others, when he claimed gold in the men's ski slopestyle. The gold was the third of Goepper's X Games career and the second-straight year he's won gold in slopestyle.
Emma Dahlstrom took gold in women's ski slopestyle, the first X Games medal of her career. Ryan Simons won the third X Games medal of his career and first gold when he took home the win in snowmobile HillCross. Vincent Gagnier capped the night with a gold medal in Ski Big Air. The victory came a year after Gagnier finished second in the event.
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