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American snowboarder Chloe Kim recently became the first woman to land a 1260 in a women’s snowboard halfpipe competition at the X Games. A few lucky fans got the chance to witness this historic moment at Aspen, Colorado. And, one of those lucky fans was Canadian tennis diva, Eugenie Bouchard.

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Bouchard recently shared a few glimpses of her recent visit to Aspen’s Buttermilk Mountain on her Instagram stories. Let’s have a look at the historic moment through the lens of Eugenie Bouchard.

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Eugenie Bouchard shares her excitement to witness Chloe Kim achieve her remarkable feat

Chloe Kim first appeared at the X Games in 2014. The 23YO has now cliched her 7th X Games title. She became the youngest woman to win an Olympic snowboarding gold medal when she won the women’s snowboard halfpipe at the age of 17. The two-time Olympic champion is now looking forward to the 2026 Olympics to grab her third medal. But before that, this extraordinary feat has taken her fans to another level of excitement.

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Eugenie Bouchard is perhaps one of the luckiest of her fans. She was seen shouting and cheering for this young American as she went to do the unthinkable. Bouchard even captured that historic moment and posted it on her Instagram stories. She wrote, ‘Unreal’ and then posted a few more pictures of her visit to the mountains.

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After landing 1260, Kim said she wanted to do that trick for a long time. She’s now happy to finally put it down. And, for Bouchard, well her love for multiple sports isn’t something new.

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Bouchard tries something new to challenge herself

A few weeks back Eugenie Bouchard made her pickleball debut at the Hyundai Masters in Rancho Mirage, California. She had last appeared on tour in September last year. Although she had denied any possibilities of her retirement, Bouchard was seen enjoying her time with this new ‘recreational’ option.

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A few days back she also spoke to PPA Tour, where she said, “I’m excited to challenge myself in a new world, try something new and see what the PPA Tour is all about. I have zero expectations at this point, I want to get my bearings. I want to just not embarrass myself, maybe that’s a good goal. And, just get the hang of things on the court and off. I want to have fun, try my best, and just not be too hard on myself.”

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Eugenie Bouchard is ready to embark on a new path with her full commitment shortly. But for now, she feels she still has some tennis left in her career.

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