Winner
At 17, Chloe Kim became the youngest woman to win a Winter Olympics snowboarding gold medal, in the Halfpipe. It was her first Olympics and she received 98.25 in her final run, close to a perfect score. She is the youngest to complete two 1080-degree spins in a row at the Olympics. Also won Superpipe gold in the Aspen X-Games, to give her a total of four X-Games gold medals.
Chloe Kim - World Action Sportsperson of the Year 2019

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