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Chloe Kim is the new snowboarding queen. Despite all her struggles, Kim went into the Olympics with one Gold Medal and came back with two. She defended her medal at the Halfpipe and won secured the Gold Medal in her first run itself.

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Chloe Kim is not just the snowboarding queen, but a beauty queen as well. Fashion interests the 21-yearold. She has previously mentioned that she would like to pursue a degree in it. Very recently, Kim made her objections clear regarding the name of a hairstyle.

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She wants the name of this particular style changed and has a completely justified reason too.

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Chloe Kim wants to rename this popular snowboarding hairstyle

The hairstyle in question here is “s*** strands”. This?hairstyle?is?popular?among?female skiers and snowboarders. The popular style consists of letting two strands of hair loose on either side of their helmet, which gives shape and structure to their face. Both?of?these?strands are?commonly?referred to?as “s*** strands”.

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There is no doubt that this name is actually problematic, and Chloe Kim is of the same opinion.

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“We need to change the name to beauty strands,” she said in an interview.

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According?to?her,?she?hates?the term and?believes?that?it?should?be changed to something more appropriate.

“I hate the term. Beauty strands make me feel beautiful, and it’s such a cute thing.”

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During winter sports, athletes are fully covered up in their gear and are hard to identify. This hairstyle is very popular for skiing and snowboarding. It helps set female athletes apart from male athletes.

The origin of this hairstyle

Anyone?who wants to be recognized as?a?female?athlete wears the “s*** strands”. This?hairstyle?even?has?its own?Instagram page,?“s***strandsociety”.?

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Snowboarder Elsa Watkins founded this page 3 years ago, and it is also an apparel company. The page has an enormous following of more than 22 thousand people.

Notably, “s*** strands” are an entire community of their own. The name?might be changed to “beauty strands, ” but?only time will tell.

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Do you agree with Chloe Kim’s opinion? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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