Feb. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. snowboard sensation Chloe Kim stormed to victory in the women's halfpipe at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games Tuesday in her parents' homeland.
Kim, born to South Korean immigrants in the United States, won her first Olympic gold medal at Phoenix Snow Park in PyeongChang, some 180 kilometers east of Seoul, with the top score of 98.25 points.