Faye Gulini Loses In Quarterfinal Of Women’s Snowboard Cross In Thrilling Race
Feb 9, 2022, 12:44 AM | Updated: 10:48 am
SALT LAKE CITY – Salt Lake City native Faye Gulini lost in the Women’s Snowboard Cross quarterfinals in a thrilling finish of the race in the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
It was a wild finish in the quarterfinals where all four snowboard cross racers, including Faye Gulini were neck-and-neck as they approached the finish line.
The first round of the final would take the top two finishers in each bracket to the next round. Gulini won the first race, so her and Tess Critchlow of Canada moved on to the quarterfinal. Gulini would square off with Critchlow, Charlotte Bankes of Great Britain and Belle Brockhoff of Australia.
ADVANCED!@FayeGulini joins three other members of @TeamUSA in the snowboard cross quarterfinals. #WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/eaikQVhsvo
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 9, 2022
Critchlow and Brockhoff pulled off the upset win, stunning Gulini and medal favorite Bankes.
Gulini is from Salt Lake City and currently resides in Vail, Colorado. This is her fourth Winter Olympic Games after competing in 2010, 2014 and 2018.
Lindsey Jacobellis ended up winning the gold medal in the event.
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