Kaitlyn Farrington SKI AND SNOWBOARD Club Vail snowboarder Kaitlyn Farrington, 24, has been a regular on the podium at the X Games, the Dew Tour and the World Cup. Farrington, a halfpipe specialist from Sun Valley, Idaho, was the first women’s rider to pull off a backside 900. She spends early seasons training in Vail, is coached by Ski Club Vail staffers Ben Boyd and Elijah Teter, and returns to Vail as often as she can to work with coaches and trainers. “She’s probably the most technical women’s snowboarder in the world,” Boyd said. “She’s definitely come a long way.” Farrington has tricks and combinations that other girls are not able to land. Her options range from a back 9 to a switch back 7 to an alley-oop 5 to a back 10. “She has a lot of combinations that guys can’t do,” Boyd said. Farrington, who now resides in Salt Lake City, Utah, is headed to her first Olympics. “The Olympic dream is every kid’s dream when you’re growing up,” she said. — Ed Stoner
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