Olympic gold medalist Choi Gaon returns home to hero’s welcome

Korean snowboarder Choi Gaon bites her gold medal as she arrives at Incheon International Airport, Monday. Yonhap

Korea’s Olympic gold medalist Choi Gaon returned home to a hero’s welcome at Incheon International Airport, Monday.

By winning the women’s halfpipe at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, Thursday, the 17-year-old snowboarder claimed Korea’s first gold medal.

Choi's fans greeted her with flowers at the airport.

Korean snowboarder Choi Gaon speaks to the press at Incheon International Airport, Monday, after winning women’s halfpipe at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, Thursday. Yonhap