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" I grew up in Southern California. If it's snowing on a day I'm supposed to train, I'll just stare out the window in all my gear and be like, 'Hmmm, maybe not today.' I hate being cold. "

Chloe Kim

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" I just want to be that young girl from L.A. who snowboards and gets her nails done. "

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" I had some social anxiety when I was younger because I wasn't surrounded by many people in my life. "

" It's such an honor to just represent the U.S. in the country where my parents immigrated from, and just this whole process has been amazing, and this journey has been so fun and full of so many memories that I will hold on to for the rest of my life. "

" To me, snowboarding is really an art form, and I think every athlete, every snowboarder has her own style, and that makes them stand out. "

" I freak out when I see a spider. I was doing an interview once, and there was this really big, furry spider crawling up the tripod, and I was like, 'I can't do this!' "

" I've flown from Aspen and then to Switzerland the next day and then off again the day after. That's the thing I love most about snowboarding, honestly - getting to travel and explore different places and meet people. "

" I'm much more of a city girl. I like the mall. I like shopping. "

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" I don't think I made many sacrifices myself, but my parents have. "

" I can play guitar - but I can't really. I wouldn't say I'm talented at it. I just kind of watch videos on YouTube, and I follow the instructions... OK, yeah, my hidden talent: I'm good at following instructions! "

" I think, every time I'm on the mountain, I'm just so thankful to be there. "

" I'm so happy to have all this support from everyone around the world, and I'm forever thankful for all of them. "

" 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' is interesting, intriguing. "

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" Competing in my first Olympics in the country where my parents came from is pretty insane. I'm feeling nothing but excitement. "

" If I had a message to give my dad, it'd probably be, 'Thank you, thank you, thank you.' He's helped me so much on this crazy journey. Giving up his job, being away from my mom, and being away from home for that much just because of me? It's a lot. And I thank him for it. "

" It's not like I was just dropped onto a snowboard and I was able to go 15 feet into the air. There was a lot of hard work that came with it. That's something that people don't really notice sometimes and the amount of sacrifice my family made. "

" I feel like dreams are always a little tricky, you know? But if you just push through the struggles and the hard times, it'll be so worth it in the end because you will be able to get to your dreams. "

" Zendaya - she's a boss - and Rihanna as well. I feel like those are two very powerful women. "

" I just say, 'Never give up.' "

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" I knew if I went home with the gold medal knowing that I could do better, I wasn't going to be very satisfied. "

" I just grew up in the States, so I feel like I identify more with the American culture. "

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" The one thing I learned is to just give everything a shot. You don't want to live in regret. "

" Just because I'm young doesn't mean I didn't work hard to get to where I am. "