Olympic snowboarding icon Chloe Kim has revealed that she has been diagnosed with ADHD.

Kim, the California native and girlfriend of Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Myles Garrett, spoke to the California Post about her recent diagnosis.

'I got diagnosed with ADHD seven months ago, and I think that it was the most freeing thing I've experienced in a while because I felt like everything I was experiencing had a reason,' Kim told The Post.

'I do believe that ADHD is incredibly misrepresented, which is why it took me so long to get diagnosed and seek help,' she added. 

'When I got to a place where I needed some answers and I needed clarity, and ultimately got my diagnosis, it made so much more sense. 

'It was so nice to feel validated, my experiences being validated and not dismissed as just being normal or being overwhelmed.'

'It was nice to know that there's a reason why I have a very special, fun brain, and that she just needs a little bit of guidance sometimes.'

Kim, who won silver in Cortina at the Winter Olympics this year, said she 'wasn't in a good place' prior to her ADHD diagnosis despite her athletic accomplishments.

'It just led to so many years of confusion and disappointment in myself, too, because all the things I was experiencing.

'I was like, "Well, maybe I'm just lazy. Maybe I'm not a good listener. Maybe I'm not a good friend." I would just talk so negatively to myself because I was so unaware of what I was going through,' Kim admitted.

When it came to her professional career, Kim didn't see her ADHD as a downside.

'I think my ADHD helped me so much in my sport and what I needed to do. I was very focused and fixated on my sport. How to be better, how to be the best, what I needed to do to get there,' Kim said.

'But outside of it, I didn't put any time or effort into me and myself. I wasn't able to just hang out with people, make plans, remember the plans I made … I just felt like my life outside of the snow was such a mess.'

Expanding on how the disorder helps her snowboarding career, Kim said: 'I think my ADHD has been a superpower to me, and I think it's helped me get to this place because I am so dedicated to my sport … It was an obsession, and I think that it helped me in so many ways to progress as fast as I did.'

Now with a diagnosis and treatment, Kim says she feels more balanced and content with her life off the slopes.

The 26-year-old also opened up about how her relationship with Garrett has been impacted by the diagnosis.

'It's funny because he's definitely the quiet one in the relationship, and I'm the one that can't shut my mouth to save my life. But in a way, I think at first he was like, 'Hmm, this girl talks a lot,'' Kim recalled of Garrett.

'I feel like he was so supportive when I got diagnosed. He was like, 'This actually makes a lot of sense for you. I'm proud of you for doing that and getting the help.' But I feel like we're good … Nothing's changed that much. I think that I'm just able to get the things I need to get done that involves him.'