Olympic Gold at 17 Never Felt the Way She Expected | Chloe Kim

0:00I did not give up when I could have.

0:01People were telling me that maybe it wasn't a good idea to do this.

0:04I was not gonna let up.

0:05Like, I wanted to believe in myself and show myself that I could deal with this.

0:09I don't know if you can ever truly eliminate self-doubt.

0:12I think you can maybe quiet the noise a bit, but the minute something doesn't go your way, that self-doubt's gonna come right back.

0:19At just 17 years old, she became the youngest woman to win Olympic gold and snowboarding, establishing herself as one of the most dominant athletes in her sport.

0:28We have the inspiring Chloe camp in the house.

0:31My dad later on told me that if I didn't make it by the time I was 13, we wouldn't be able to afford it anymore.

0:38The most pressure I felt from them was actually as we got closer to my first Olympics.

0:42I had to have a sit down with my parents.

0:44Like, guys, this doesn't feel good.

0:46Really?

0:46This feels really intense.

0:48I am so grateful that I got to go through some really intense moments at such a young age because now I feel like I can get through whatever and accomplish whatever I put my mind to.

0:59And what was the greatest lesson you learned from that experience?