The athlete is a popular snowboarder.
Koreaboo
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At the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, Japanese snowboarder Kokomo Murase captured viral attention not just for her gold medal but also for her appearance.
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At 21 years old, Murase clinched the gold medal in the women’s snowboard big air event, marking the biggest achievement of her career so far.
Murase has been a standout talent in snowboarding for years. She first gained major attention in 2018 when, at just 13, she became the youngest female athlete to win gold at the Winter X Games.
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Online, fans didn’t just notice her athletic performance. Social media quickly lit up with visual comparisons to popular idols Aespa‘s Giselle and Stray Kids‘ Felix.
Japanese Olympic gold medalist resembles Giselle in looks
— Viral post on Pann
Others insisted that Kokomo Murase looked a lot like Felix did during his debut.
Some netizens claimed that her face shape is what mostly makes her resemble the aespa member.
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- “Giselle + Felix, second pic.”
- “Looks like Felix from his debut days.”
- “Japanese people seem to have that distinctive face shape… definitely resembles her.”
- “Giselle + Bae Doo Na, what Felix?”
- “LMAO”
What are your thoughts? Does Kokomo Murase look mostly like Giselle, Felix, or neither? Let us know in the comment section of our social media post!