There are three United States snowboards in the women’s halfpipe final at the Olympics on Thursday in Italy.
Chloe Kim is the leader of the bunch, having put up the top score in qualifying and also having a ledger that includes being an Olympic gold medalist and a world champion.
She’s joined in the final by Maddie Mastro and Bea Kim.
The final includes three runs by the competitors, beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, which is 7:30 p.m. local time.
And there’s one fair question that people are asking as competition approaches: Are Chloe and Bea related?
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Is Chloe Kim related to Bea Kim?
No, the pair of U.S. snowboard stars are not related.
They do have a cool connection, though.
Bea watched Chloe win gold at the 2018 Winter Olympics and was inspired to follow in her footsteps.
“It just meant so much,” Bea told Olympics.com. “As a young girl who was getting into the sport, but also as an Asian American, seeing her on such a big stage really meant a lot… When I went to those Olympics, I realized that the Olympics is a possibility in the sport.”
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They’re both from Southern California and are snowboarding superstars, so there’s definitely a lot of overlap here.
According to USA Today, Bea is Korean and Japanese-American, while Chloe is a second-generation Korean-American.
Amazingly, they’re from neighboring towns. Chloe is 25 now, and Bea is 19.
They’re both aiming for the same Olympics podium on Thursday.
