17-Year-Old High School Student Kim Geonhee Wins Gold in Snowboard Halfpipe at Winter AG

High school student Kim Geon-hee, who is not yet 17 years old, won the gold medal in the men's snowboard halfpipe at the 2025 Harbin Winter Asian Games.

On the 13th, the men's snowboard halfpipe final scheduled at Yabuli Ski Resort in Harbin, China, was canceled due to strong winds, confirming Kim Geon-hee's first place with a qualifying score of 78 points.

Kim Gun-hee, who won the gold medal in the men's snowboard halfpipe at the Harbin Winter Asian Games, is practicing at the Yabuli Ski Resort in China on the 13th.
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Born in July 2008, Kim Geon-hee is a player who is not yet 17 years old. Having represented the national team since May 2022, he won his first international multi-sport event.

The halfpipe is a competition where athletes perform aerial tricks on a tilted semi-cylindrical slope.

South Korea also won the freestyle skiing halfpipe event at this competition, with Lee Seung-hoon taking first place.