Pilgrimage procession to the past video of the girl who won the Olympic gold medal 9 years later, Kwon Gae-won
Choi Ga-woon (Sehwa High School) has become the first person in Korean ski history to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics, and a past broadcast featuring him as a "snowboard prodigy" has been re-examined.
Skier and snowboarder Chloe Kim, born in 2008, won the gold medal in the women's halfpipe competition held at the Snow Park in Livigno, Italy on the 13th, scoring 90.25 points. She faced a situation where she had to consider withdrawing due to the risk of injury after falling consecutively in the first and second rounds, but she never gave up and successfully made a last-minute comeback by perfectly completing the third round.
The protagonist of the "upset drama," Choi Ga-woon, once appeared as a member of the "Snowboard Family" on SBS' "Instant Capture, Such a Thing in the World," which aired in 2017. At that time, he was nine years old and attracted viewers' attention with his family enjoying snowboarding together.
The broadcast captured the entire family, including siblings aged 11 and 10, and a youngest child who is 33 months old, as they raced through the snow. In particular, Jo Ga-woon was introduced with captions such as "perfect posture," "a bold girl who enjoys speed," and "specialty is fast boarding, speed and riding."
Shortly after the gold medal was confirmed, netizens searched again for the YouTube channel where the video was posted and left congratulatory messages. Comments such as "I'm making a pilgrimage here" followed, along with messages of support like "This friend will win a gold medal nine years from now" and "Congratulations on the Olympic gold medal."
Meanwhile, Choi Ga-woon has been making a name for herself on the global stage since her early teens. In 2023, at the age of 14 years and 3 months, she set a record as the youngest winner at the U.S. X Games, and in December of the same year, she also reached the top of the World Cup for the first time. Although she had to spend over a year recovering from a back injury in January 2024, she successfully made a comeback with the support of her family and coach.
Lee Hyeon-kyung, reporter hklee@kyunghyang.comⓒSports Kyunganghttps://sports.khan.co.kr), prohibited from unauthorized reprints and redistribution
