2018 Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim, a first-generation Korean American, said the recent attacks on Asian Americans in the United States and the continuous hateful messages on social media have taken a toll on her mental health.
In an interview with ESPN's Alyssa Roenigk, Kim said, "Just because I am a professional athlete or won the Olympics doesn't exempt me from racism. I get hundreds of those kinds of messages monthly. I see maybe 30 a day."
Kim told ESPN that upon winning her first medal at the 2014 X Games at age 13, she faced social media abuse upon sharing a mere photo of her accomplishment.