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Olympic star Chloe Kim calls for 'compassion' after Trump attack on US teammate

Chloe Kim of the United States reacts to an injury sustained during training prior to competing in the Women's Snowboard Halfpipe Finals during the Toyota US Grand Prix 2025 at Copper Mountain on December 19, 2025 in Copper Mountain, Colorado. [Maddie Meyer/Getty Images/AFP] 

US snowboard superstar Chloe Kim called on Monday for more "love and compassion" in response to President Donald Trump's attack on her Olympic teammate Hunter Hess.

Trump on Sunday called freestyle skier Hess a "real loser" after the athlete said he had mixed feelings about representing America at the Milan-Cortina Games given acute tensions over violent immigration raids and other political crises.

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