All posts tagged "snowboarding"

  • In this Dec. 14, 2013, file photo, Chloe Kim watches the replay of her second run during the snowboarding superpipe final at the Dew Tour iON Mountain Championships in Breckenridge, Colo. Kim took third place in the event. One of the best snowboarders in the world was too young to go to the Sochi Olympics a year ago. So teenager Chloe Kim watched the halfpipe competition from the comfort of her living room while eating popcorn with her family. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)
    Chloe Kim becomes youngest-ever winner at the Winter X Games

    At just 14-years-old, Korean American professional snowboarder Chloe Kim showed fellow competitors that age is just a number on Saturday. Kim won the Women’s Snowboard Superpipe competition in Aspen, edging out the 31-year-old fellow American Kelly Clark....

    • Posted January 26, 2015
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  • Snowboarders can suffer wrist injuries if they fall. (Korea Times file)
    Beware of winter sports injuries

    By Song Sang-ho Now we are back to skiing and snowboarding. More and more people are visiting resorts to enjoy those and other winter sports with their families and friends. However, they are advised to be careful...

    • Posted December 13, 2013
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