Sunday, February 16, 2014

Snowboard - Ladies' Snowboard Cross - 2014 Winter Olympics

 Eva Samková
Gold Medal
Czech Republic
Eva Samková (born 28 April 1993 in Vrchlabí) is a Czech snowboarder who specializes in snowboard cross. Starting with freestyle snowboarding, after several injuries she switched to snowboard cross and has been competing in this discipline since the 2008/2009 season. Her trainers are Marek Jelínek and Jakub Flejšar. Her signature in competitions is a moustache drawn on her upper lip.
Faye Gulini
4th Place
USA
Faye Gulini (born March 24, 1992) is an American snowboarder who has competed since 2007. Her best World Cup finish was eighth twice in a snowboard cross event with one in 2009 and one in 2010.
It was announced on 26 January 2010 that Gulini made the US team for the 2010 Winter Olympics. She made it through the qualification rounds of the women's snowboard cross but was eliminated in the quarterfinals. Maëlle Ricker went on to win that event.

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