Kaitlyn Brooke Farrington was born on December 18,1989 and 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.
15 Facts About Kaitlyn Farrington
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Kaitlyn Farrington won the gold medal in the women's half-pipe competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
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On December 8,2022, Farrington was announced as a backup crew member of the dearMoon project, a now-canceled lunar spaceflight mission.
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Kaitlyn Farrington was born to parents Gary and Suz Kaitlyn Farrington; she has an older sister.
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The Farringtons own a ranch near Sun Valley, Idaho, and Kaitlyn grew up riding horses.
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Suz Kaitlyn Farrington credited her daughter's smooth style with good balance from riding horses.
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Kaitlyn Farrington was skiing by age three and barrel racing at age five.
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Kaitlyn Farrington became the first women's rider to perform a backside 1080.
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On January 16,2015, Kaitlyn Farrington announced via Instagram of her retirement from professional snowboarding at only 25 years of age.
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In October 2014, Kaitlyn Farrington was involved in a fall in Austria while trying to execute a frontside 360 off a small jump.
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Once returning home to Salt Lake City, Kaitlyn Farrington went to get an MRI, to find that she had been diagnosed with congenital cervical stenosis, a congenital spine condition.
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Kaitlyn Farrington was accepted as a backup crewmember for the dearMoon project.
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Kaitlyn Farrington collects refrigerator magnets from her travel stops and loves running and music.
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Kaitlyn Farrington said she was listening to Ghostland Observatory's Give Me The Beat when competing in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
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Kaitlyn Farrington recently picked up Frisbee golf and tries to surf, which she calls "drowning".