X Games' Chloe Kim reveals the moment she knew she nailed historic trick and why she 'talks to herself'
X Games' Chloe Kim reveals the moment she knew she nailed historic trick and why she 'talks to herself'
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If you see two-time Olympic gold medal winner Chloe Kim talking to herself on the slopes of Aspen tonight at the 2025 X Games, give the snowboarder known for her airtime some air. 'Mind your business,' she jokingly told the DailyMail.com ahead of the Monster Energy Women's Snowboard SuperPipe event on Saturday night in Aspen, Colorado.
![[Kim, 24, hopes to add to her collection of X Games gold medals at her event on Saturday night]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/17/94509831-14324719-image-m-4_1737824508985.jpg)
For Kim, 24, it's all part of dealing with the nerves. 'I have my little things that I do to ease my nerves. I just talk to myself,' she said, adding that she tries to turn her anxiety into excitement. 'That's something I try to do mentally. Because it's the same feeling, you know? Excitement and nervousness. So, I'm like, "I'm having so much fun." As my knees are shaking.'.
![[The California native is coming off a big win, taking home her fifth World Cup title at LAAX just last week]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/17/94510085-14324719-image-m-27_1737827499655.jpg)
Whatever tricks she does to help keep her focused clearly work; the California native is coming off a big win, taking home her fifth World Cup title at LAAX just last week. It was there that she became the first woman to pull off a cab double cork 1080 in competition.
![[Chloe Kim (pictured at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics) is a two-time gold medal winner at the games]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/17/94509585-14324719-image-a-5_1737824557858.jpg)
'I learned that less than a year ago,' she reveals to the DailyMail.com. Chloe Kim (pictured) became the first woman to pull off a cab double cork 1080 in competition. Kim, 24, hopes to add to her collection of X Games gold medals at her event on Saturday night.
![[Kim shared that given her practice, she had 'this feeling' the 1080 would be successful the moment she took to the skies]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/17/94509577-14324719-image-m-12_1737824759071.jpg)
The California native is coming off a big win, taking home her fifth World Cup title at LAAX just last week. 'I actually got really lucky with that one. I learned and started landing them after my fourth attempt. 'I actually did it a very unconventional, unique way. I didn't use an airbag,' she said of her first try.
![['I think most people know if they're gonna land it or not the minute they take off,' Kim told the DailyMail.com]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/25/17/94509563-14324719-image-m-13_1737824849499.jpg)
