Chloe Kim
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Yeah, and I want to say, too, into my first games, qualifying was hardcore.
I mean, there still are really good U.S.
snowboarding girls, but back then...
It was mostly, you know, US podium suites for the most part.
Like they were awesome.
And so qualifying was really intense because it's almost like you had to bring your A game.
Like if you qualified for the Olympics in the US, it was almost just felt like you were guaranteed a medal at that point because they were so good.
Yes.
And so...
No, I knew I had a good shot because I was podiuming consistently, but I've never experienced that type of pressure and like that type of expectation before.
And so I remember like going into all my runs for the qualifying events.
So a little more about the qualification process.
Tell me, tell me.
So basically, it's the season before the Olympics, there are, I might be completely wrong, but there's summer, but I think it's five events, four or five events.
And basically, it's the top four girls based on all those events.
So the way the best way to guarantee a spot is to like win a couple of them.
Top four go?
Top four go.
And based on your results in those events, I think they take like the top three results or something and then they average them out and then that's how they decide who goes.
So-