Kaitlyn Farrington
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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 lunar spaceflight mission.[6]
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Birth name | Kaitlyn Brooke Farrington | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1989-12-18) December 18, 1989 (age 34) 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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