Choi Ga-on
South Korean snowboarder (born 2008)
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Choi Ga-on (Korean: 최가온; pronounced [tɕʰwɛ ɡɑon]; born 3 November 2008) is a South Korean snowboarder.
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| Born | 3 November 2008 Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 최가온 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RR | Choe Gaon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MR | Ch'oe Kaon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Snowboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Halfpipe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Choi competed at the 2022 FIS Snowboarding Junior World Championships where she won a gold medal in the halfpipe event.[1] In January 2023, she competed at the Winter X Games XXVII and won a gold medal in the SuperPipe event. At 14 years, two months, she broke Chloe Kim's record as the youngest X Games snowboard halfpipe gold medalist.[2][3]
During the 2023–24 FIS Snowboard World Cup, Choi made her World Cup debut on 16 December 2023 and won the halfpipe event with a score of 92.75, defeating the 2022–23 FIS Snowboard World Cup crystal globe winner Mitsuki Ono.[4][5]
During the 2025–26 FIS Snowboard World Cup season opener on 11 December 2025 she won the halfpipe event with a score of 92.75.[6] A week later on 19 December 2025, she won the halfpipe for the second consecutive week with a score of 94.50.[7][8] She was the only rider in the final to score above 90 points.[9] On 17 January 2026 she won her third consecutive World Cup halfpipe event.[10]
In January 2026, Choi was selected to represent South Korea at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[11] She competed in the halfpipe event and won a gold medal with a score of 90.25.[12] She overcame a leg injury during competition to defeat two-time Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim, becoming the first South Korean athlete to win gold in snowboarding at the Winter Olympics.[13] At 17 years, 101 days, she became the youngest Olympic gold medalist in snowboarding history, surpassing the previous record set by Red Gerard at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[14]
