17-year-old Chloe Kim is the hangry Olympic champion we need right now

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Keith Wagstaff
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17-year-old Chloe Kim is the hangry Olympic champion we need right now
Hanger can't stop this woman. Credit: David Ramos/Getty Images

America, meet your new Olympic hero.

Chloe Kim is only 17 years old. On Tuesday morning, she landed two 1080s in the women's snowboard halfpipe to win her first Olympic gold medal.

Even more impressive? She was hella hangry while she did it. Here's what she tweeted right before her final run:

Damn, we can all relate. Except the part where she won a gold medal. This isn't her only food-related tweet, either. Behold, her churro wisdom:

Also, she's a fan of ice cream:

Before the Winter Olympics, she hit up some classics in Southern California. It's all about that CPK to-go box.

And remember, technology is your friend, especially when it comes to burritos.

I eat Chipotle and fall asleep watching Friends on Netflix. She does stuff like this:

All hail Chloe Kim, the gold medal winner who's as obsessed with breakfast sandwiches, churros, and burritos as we are.

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Keith Wagstaff

Keith Wagstaff is an assistant editor at Mashable and a terrible Settlers of Catan player. He has written for TIME, The Wall Street Journal Magazine, NBC News, The Village Voice, VICE, GQ and New York Magazine, among many other reputable and not-so-reputable publications. After nearly a decade in New York City, he now lives in his native Los Angeles.

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