Choi Ga-on

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi .

Choi Ga-on

Personal information
Born	(2008-11-03) 3 November 2008 (age 17)
Sport
Country	South Korea
Sport	Snowboarding
Event	Halfpipe
Medal record Women's snowboarding Representing   South Korea Junior World Championships 2022 Leysin Halfpipe Winter X Games 2023 Aspen SuperPipe

Choi Ga-on (born 3 November 2008) is a South Korean snowboarder.

Career

Choi competed at the 2022 FIS Snowboarding Junior World Championships where she won a gold medal in the halfpipe event. ^[1] In January 2023, she competed at the Winter X Games XXVII and won a gold medal in the SuperPipe event. At 14 years, two months, she broke Chloe Kim's record as the youngest X Games snowboard halfpipe gold medalist. ^{[2] [3]}

During the 2023–24 FIS Snowboard World Cup, Choi made her World Cup debut on 16 December 2023 and won the halfpipe event with a score of 92.75, defeating the 2022–23 FIS Snowboard World Cup crystal globe winner Mitsuki Ono. ^{[4] [5]}

During the 2025–26 FIS Snowboard World Cup season opener on 11 December 2025 she won the halfpipe event with a score of 92.75. ^[6] A week later on 19 December 2025, she won the halfpipe for the second consecutive week with a score of 94.50. ^{[7] [8]} She was the only rider in the final to score above 90 points. ^[9]

References

1. "Leysin 2022 Park & Pipe Junior World Championships recap". fis-ski.com. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
2. Park, Sae-jin (30 January 2023). "14yr-old snowboarder Choi Ga-on breaks youngest record in Winter X Games' superpipe event". ajupress.com. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
3. Bruton, Michelle (28 January 2023). "14-Year-Old Snowboarder Gaon Choi Just Broke Chloe Kim's X Games Record As Youngest Halfpipe Winner". forbes.com. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
4. "15-year-old phenom Gaon Choi shines in Copper". fis-ski.com. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
5. "Choi and Hirano on top at Mountain Copper halfpipe". fis-ski.com. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
6. "Japanese men dominate Secret Garden Halfpipe, Choi wins World Cup opener". fis-ski.com. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
7. Fast, Annie (19 December 2025). "Choi Gaon and Yamada Ryusei win snowboarding halfpipe World Cup at Copper Mountain as Chloe Kim falls in practice". olympics.com. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
8. "Snowboarder Choi Gaon wins 2nd consecutive halfpipe World Cup title". The Korea Herald . 19 December 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
9. "Back-to-back wins for Choi as Yamada claims his first World Cup victory". fis-ski.com. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.

External links

• Choi Ga-on at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Choi Ga-on at the X Games