Double Olympic snowboarding champion Chloe Kim said she will sit out the 2022-23 season to focus on her mental health after a ¡°draining¡± year.
The American became the youngest woman to claim an Olympic gold in snowboarding when she won the halfpipe at the 2018 Winter Games as a 17-year-old, and defended her title in Beijing earlier this year.
¡°Just for my mental health,¡± Kim told U.S. online news service Cheddar News when asked about the reason for her decision.
¡°(I) just want to kind of reset. I don¡¯t want to get right back into it after such a fun, but draining year, at the same time, knowing that it was an Olympic year.
¡°I just want to enjoy this moment, take it all in and then back to it when I¡¯m feeling ready, but as of now the plan is most definitely to go after a third medal.¡±
The 22-year-old also took a full season off after the 2018 Games to focus on her studies and her mental health.
The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics will be held in February 2026.
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