Faye Gulini (born March 24, 1992) is a professional American

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born in

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. She competes for the US Snowboarding Team in the disciplines of

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, and

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. She is a four-time Olympian (

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Early life

Gulini started riding at a ski resort at

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, in her home state, when she was nine years old. Her siblings, Erin, Zachary, and Nate, were the ones that originally got her into

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.Faye Gulini U.S. Ski and Snowboard
/ref> Her hobbies include

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and

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.Faye Gulini: US Snowboarding
/ref> She likes

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and

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in lakes and in the ocean.Faye Gulini , U.S. Snowboarding
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Career

At the age of 10, Gulini joined the

Snowboard Team. Her first

event was at age 10 in

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. At age 14, she decided to pursue her dream of becoming a professional snowboarder. Gulini moved from her house and her family in

, to

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, where she attended the Vail Ski and Snowboard Academy. Gulini debuted on

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races on December 15, 2006, in the

discipline at age 14. The race was located in Breckenridge,

. After many good performances, Gulini won her first

event on January 27, 2008, in the

discipline. The race was held in

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2008 - 2010

Her first

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appearance was in Lake Placid,

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, where she competed in the

discipline. The event was held on March 1, 2008, and she finished in the 30th position. Seven months later, she ended in the 9th position in the

held in

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, Switzerland. With several great performances in the years 2009 and 2010, Gulini landed the results needed for a spot in the

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held in

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, Canada.

2010 Winter Olympics

In her first experience in a

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, Gulini made it through the qualification round ending in 12th place with a time of 1:30.75 that was scored on her first run. Later, she was eliminated in the quarterfinals and finished in 12th place overall.

2011

After the

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, Gulini ended in 2nd place in the FIS Junior World Championship held in Cardrona, New Zealand, in the

discipline. She started 2011 on her right foot and riding well enough to take a spot in the

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in both

and

. Gulini also finished 9th in 2011

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. Unfortunately, in March of that year, Gulini tore her

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(ACL) and

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in her right knee which sidelined her for nine months.

2012 - 2013

After recovering from her knee injury, Gulini returned in 2012, scoring 2nd place at the Canyons Resort Sprint U.S. Grand Prix. On March 25, 2012, she ended in 4th place in the FIS Junior World Championship held in

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, Spain. With several great performances in over six

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in 2013, she was able to qualify for the

held in the Olympic venue in

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, Russia where she finished in the 8th position. Three weeks later, Gulini won the 2013 Canyons Resort Sprint U.S. Grand Prix in

with a time of 1:12.67. In the same year she was moved from the US Snowboarding Team B to the US Snowboarding Team A.

2014 Winter Olympics

With her great performances, Gulini secured a place in the

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held in

, Russia. She competed in the

discipline on February 16, 2014. Her seeding time was 1:23.96. In the elimination round, Gulini made it through the quarterfinals by ending 3rd in her race. Later on, she finished 3rd in the semifinals, allowing her to participate in an Olympic big final for the first time. Gulini ended in 4th place overall, which is the best Olympic placement of her career.

2014

Gulini's first 2014 event was the

held in

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. A week after the

, she traveled to

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, Canada, to help coach the Oakley Progression Sessions. The event was held in the Blue Mountain Ski Resort on the first weekend of March. On April 1, 2014, Gulini traveled to

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to assist the U.S. Olympic Committee's Best of U.S. Awards Show held on the next day at the Warner Theatre. Later that week she met President

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and the First Lady

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2017

On December 16, 2017, Gulini rode to a second-place podium spot in snowboardcross World Cup in Montafon. It was her first ever career podium.

2018 Winter Olympics

At the

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, South Korea, Gulini placed 21st in

Career highlights

FIS Junior World Championships

Winter Olympics

U.S. Grand Prix

Winter X Games

References

External links

* * * * *
Sochi 2014 Profile

Official blog
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