# Chloe Kim’s hangry tweet

> Kim’s mid-final breakfast tweet drew 77,000 likes as she won Olympic gold.

- Owner: Chloe Kim
- Kind: Creator moment
- Sector: Sports
- Seed date: 2018-02-13
- Peak date: Week of Feb 18, 2018
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 44 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Press loop, Platform jump, Response chain, Transgression, Newsjacking

## Summary

Kim tweeted about an unfinished breakfast sandwich between Olympic halfpipe runs, then won gold. NBC mentioned it, brands offered gifts, and NPR made it a quiz clue. A hunger study quoted the tweet four years later.

## Timeline

- 2018-02-13 — Chloe Kim (X) — At 02:14 UTC, Kim tweeted that she regretted not finishing her breakfast sandwich and was getting hangry.
- 2018-02-13 — NBC commentators (TV) — NBC commentators mentioned Kim’s food tweet during the competition.
- 2018-02-13 — TIME (Press) — TIME reported Kim’s gold medal win and the breakfast tweet she posted between halfpipe runs.

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Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Chloe Kim’s hangry tweet.” Case HIS-00092. Spread Score v1.2: 44/100. Updated 2026-10-13. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00092