U.S. snowboarder Kaitlyn Farrington won the women’s halfpipe at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.

Kaitlyn Farrington Takes Gold In Women's Halfpipe

For her final run, Farrington put together a series of solid tricks – twists, flips, switchback 720s, back 900s, an alley-oop 540 and more. At the end of her turn on the pipe, the judges have her a score of 91.75. Australian Torah Bright was awarded a fraction lower of a score, getting 91.50. In third place was former gold medalist, American rider Kelly Clark, who received 90.75 points.

Farrington came into the competition as an underdog, as she was the least accomplished of her foes in her first Olympic appearance. Not only had nine of her competitors medaled in past Olympics, but three had previously taken the gold. It was just three weeks ago that Farrington had managed to qualify for the Games.

“I can’t believe it,” Farrington said upon winning, according to the Washington Post. “To leave gold medalist, I’m just bedside myself bout it.”

American women have faired better than most in the Olympic halfpipe competition since it was introduced to the Winter Games in 1998. Of the 15 halfpipe medals awarded since then, eight of them have gone to American riders. Three of those medals were golds.

– Chelsea Regan

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