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Faye Gulini

  • Hometown
    Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Team
    2022 U.S. Olympic Snowboard Team , SBX A
  • Years on Team
    16 (since 2010)
  • Born
    03/24/1992
  • Club(s)
    Ski & Snowboard Club Vail International Snowboard Training Center (ISTC)
  • School:
    Westminster College
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BIO

Faye Gulini Thelen stands as one of the sport’s most respected and enduring competitors. The Salt Lake City native she made her Olympic debut at just 17, becoming the youngest snowboard cross athlete at the 2010 Vancouver Games. A four-time Olympian, Faye achieved her career-best finish with fourth place at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games and has since earned eight World Cup podiums, including victories in Cervinia and Cortina.

 

After taking a few years off from competing to focus on family, Faye returns for the 2025-26 season with kids Theo & Scarlett in tow.

Olympics
4th, Sochi, 2014 2010, 2018, 2022 Team
World Championships
4th, Idge Fjall, 2021, Idre Fjall 5x Team Member
World Cup
2nd, Veysonnaz, 2022 2nd, Cervinia, 2021 2nd, Montafon, 2018 2nd, Chiesa in Valmalenco, 2021 35 top-10 career finishes
X Games
5th, Aspen, 2016
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" I find that when I am having the most fun is when I excel the most in my sport. "

4 Things You Didn't Know About Faye Gulini

  • 1. Faye is involved in the Kids Play International and Wasatch Adaptive Sports organization.
  • 2. When Faye isn't snowboarding, she likes to rock climb, skateboard, and camp.
  • 3. She won her first FIS event in 2008 in Park City, UT. The event was slopestyle!
  • 4. At age 17, Faye was the youngest Snowboard cross athletes at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

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