Newsela: Chloe Kim

Newsela: Chloe Kim

By Emily Williams

Newsela

Chloe Kim makes Olympic history as first woman to win two gold medals in halfpipe

​https://newsela.com/read/chloe-kim-snowboarder/id/2001027577/

YouTube

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge4HaXMALTM

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the Introduction explains WHY Chloe Kim’s achievement is historic?

• She was competing in the halfpipe snowboarding event.

• Her win made history.

• Kim is 21 years old.

• She is the first woman in Olympic history to win more than one halfpipe snowboarding gold medal.

Multiple Choice

Read the following paragraph from the section “It’s Unfair To Be Expected To Be Perfect.”

This year, Kim says she has grown. She better understands her limits. Plus, she points out, she has a good therapist. She’s getting better at sharing her struggles. Other athletic greats like gymnast Simone Biles and tennis star Naomi Osaka have shared similar experiences in the past year.

What conclusion can the reader make based on this paragraph?

• A good therapist is needed to make athletes successful.

• Many top athletes have faced mental health struggles.

• Chloe Kim is still confused about what her personal limits are.

• Simone Biles is a more famous Olympic athlete than Chloe Kim.

Poll

Using what you know, and context clues, what do you think "expectations" mean?

Example: "After winning a medal, there can be a lot of expectations and demands."

• a strong belief that something will happen

• lack of hope

• to be confused

Multiple Choice

HOW do expectations affect athletes like Chloe Kim?

• Expectations can cause them to need a new coach.

• Expectations can cause too much pressure on athletes.

• Expectations make them do better at the Olympics.

• Expectations cause them to compete in future Olympics.

Open Ended

Claim: Chloe Kim was stressed out by all of the attention she received at the last Olympic Games?

What evidence supports this claim?