Chloe Kim Lands First 1260 in Women’s Halfpipe History at X Games: ‘I’m Really Stoked’

Chloe Kim just became the first woman to land a 1260 in the women’s snowboard halfpipe event at the X Games.

Since making her X Games debut in 2014, Kim, 23, won her seventh X Games Aspen title. She is now tied with her mentor Kelly Clark’s record number of X Games Aspen titles.

She performed a taxi 1260 at the end of her final run during Friday’s finals. Ahead of the record move, she had already won the title and accomplished the move during her victory lap.

“I’ve wanted to do that trick for a really long time,” she said, according to NBC Sports. “I wish it was a bit cleaner, but I’m really delighted I was able to leave it.”

Chloe Kim in Aspen on January 26, 2024.

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After her historic halfpipe landing, the X Games shared Kim’s accomplishment further X (formerly known as Twitter): “@ChloeKim wins her 7th #XGames SuperPipe gold, tying her mentor Kelly Clark for most in the event. In her victory lap, she became the first woman to land a 1260 in a women’s snowboard superpipe competition. #XGamesAspen”

At the first X Games event last week, she placed fourth after crashing during both of her final runs.

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Kim was catapulted into international stardom at the age of 17 when she won her first halfpipe gold medal at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics.

The two-time Olympic gold medalist returned to competition this month after competing at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Ahead of the 2022 competition, she landed a 1260 during training, but unsuccessfully attempted to do so in competition.

Chloe Kim snowboards at the 2018 Winter Olympics XIN LI/Getty Images

Kim began training for the 2026 Games in October 2023 at a Swiss camp. Her coach said she became the first woman to land a 1440 in training, writes NBC Sports.

Kim can be in the running to become the first woman to win three Olympic gold medals in snowboarding at the 2026 Olympics. She would join fellow American Olympic snowboarder Shaun White – who is the only man to win three Olympic gold medals in snowboarding.

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After the X Games, Kim will head to the Toyota US Grand Prix in Mammoth Mountain, California.

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