Olympic champion Chloe Kim helped an overwhelmed beginner snowboarder down a mountain with a piggyback ride
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- Chloe Kim is one of the best snowboarders alive.
- Earlier this week, she helped out an overwhelmed beginner at Mammoth Mountain in California.
- The stranger wasn't aware that she was being assisted by an Olympic champion.
Chloe Kim is one of the best snowboarders alive.
As the two-time reigning gold medalist in the women's halfpipe at the Winter Olympics, Kim is one of the most famous and most decorated winter athletes in America today.
But on the mountain, Kim is looking out for riders of every skill level.
In a video put out by Mammoth Mountain in California, Kim could be seen helping out an inexperienced rider who was struggling to make it down the mountain.
Kim first assists the rider with a brief lesson. As the wind picks up, Kim elects to offer a piggyback ride down the remainder of the run to make sure everyone made it back down safe.
"This is easy," Kim says with the other rider on her back. "Light work."
When the duo reach the bottom of the mountain, Kim softly suggests another chairlift would offer some easier trails for the beginner to better learn.
After their brief goodbyes, the videographer reveals to the novice rider that the person who had helped out was an Olympic champion.
—NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) January 20, 2023
Chloe Kim has two gold medals, but she also has a heart of gold.