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Choi, 14, soars in halfpipe with mentorship from Chloe Kim

FILE -South Korea's Gaon Choi competes in the X Games Aspen women's snowboard halfpipe final on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, at Buttermilk Ski Area. (Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times via AP, File)

FILE -South Korea's Gaon Choi competes in the X Games Aspen women's snowboard halfpipe final on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, at Buttermilk Ski Area. With her victory in the snowboard halfpipe, the 14-year-old South Korean became the youngest woman to lay claim to victory in the event. (Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times via AP, File)

FILE -South Korea's Gaon Choi celebrates on the X Games Aspen podium after winning a gold medal in the women's snowboard halfpipe final on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, at Buttermilk Ski Area. (Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times via AP, File, File)

FILE -South Korea's Gaon Choi celebrates on the Winter X Games Aspen podium after winning a gold medal in the women's snowboard halfpipe final on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, at Buttermilk Ski Area i Aspen, Colo. The South Korean snowboarder at 14 years old became the youngest women's snowboard halfpipe winner at last month's X Games. (Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times via AP, File)

Choi, 14, soars in halfpipe with mentorship from Chloe Kim