Faye Thelen

Faye Thelen ( Gulini, born March 24, 1992) is a professional American snowboarder born in Salt Lake City, Utah. She competes for the US Snowboarding Team in the disciplines of snowboard cross, slopestyle, and halfpipe. She is a five-time Olympian (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026).

Early life Gulini started riding at a ski resort at Snowbird, in her home state, when she was nine years old. Her siblings, Erin, Zachary, and Nate, were the ones that originally got her into snowboarding. Her hobbies include rock climbing, skateboarding and camping. She likes soccer, wakeboarding

Career At the age of 10, Gulini joined the Snowbird Snowboard Team. Her first snowboard cross event was at age 10 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

2008 - 2010

Her first World Cup appearance was in Lake Placid, New York, where she competed in the snowboard cross 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 World Cup held in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.

2012 - 2013

After recovering from her knee injury, Gulini returned in 2012, scoring 2nd place at the Canyons Resort Sprint U.S. Grand Prix. Later that week she met President Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama at The White House.

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 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, Gulini placed 21st in snowboard cross. Location Discipline Place 2009 Aspen, United States Snowboard Cross 10th 2009 Aspen, United States Halfpipe 10th 2010 Aspen, United States Snowboard Cross 7th 2011 Aspen, United States Snowboard Cross 9th 2012 Aspen, United States Snowboard Cross 15th 2014 Aspen, United States Snowboard Cross 6th 2015 Aspen, United States Snowboard Cross 9th