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| Birth name | Kaitlyn Brooke Farrington | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 18, 1989 Hailey, Idaho, United States[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coached by | Elijah Teter[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kaitlyn Brooke Farrington (born December 18, 1989) is an American former professional snowboarder and amateur freestyle snowmobiler who grew up on a cattle ranch near Bellevue, Idaho, and now lives in Whitefish, Montana.[4] She won the gold medal in the women's half-pipe competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.[1] Prior to her Olympic debut, she competed in the 2010 European Winter X Games and won the gold medal.[5] On December 8, 2022, Farrington was announced as a backup crew member of the dearMoon project, a now-canceled lunar spaceflight mission.[6]
- ^ a b "Kaitlyn FARRINGTON | Snowboard | United States – Sochi 2014 Olympics". Sochi 2014 Olympics. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
- ^ "Kaitlyn Farrington". teamusa.org. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on January 21, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
- ^ Ben Boyd Pro snowboarder transitions to coaching Olympians – Lake Tahoe NewsLake Tahoe News
- ^ a b "'Finding Solace with Olympic Gold Medalist Kaitlyn Farrington'". explorewhitefish.com. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ "Results: Women's Snowboard SuperPipe". ESPN. March 9, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
- ^ "dearMoon Crew Announcement!". YouTube. December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.