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15-year-old snowboarder Chloe Kim makes history

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Snowboarding phenom Chloe Kim made history on Saturday, becoming the first woman to land back-to-back 1080s.

The 15-year-old, who is coming off a second consecutive X Games gold, scored a perfect 100 to win the halfpipe event at the U.S. Grand Prix in Park City, Utah.

Like last week’s competition, Kim had the contest won when she dropped in for the final run — only this time she hit the back-to-back 1080s on her second and third hits.

She landed one more trick before coasting down the halfpipe, where she was greeted by Kelly Clark. Clark — the 32-year-old snowboarding legend who has more contest wins than any other snowboarder, male or female — celebrated with Kim until her perfect score came in.