Already, the former Brighton High School student who started shredding at Snowbird and now studies at Westminster College will be making her second Olympic appearance, after being eliminated in the quarterfinals at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. She's probably a long shot for a medal, with her best World Cup finish this season a 10th-place at Lake Louise, Canada. But just getting here is an accomplishment; Gulini recovered from a serious knee injury in 2012.
Twitter: @FayeGulini
Kaitlyn Farrington
Farrington has to be considered a medal threat in snowboard halfpipe, after finishing fourth at the world championships last season and defeating icons Kelly Clark and Hannah Teter — Olympic champions both — to win the final qualifying event and reach Sochi. Armed with an arsenal of big tricks, she grew up on a farm in rural Idaho and funded her early snowboarding trips by selling some of the family cows.
Twitter: @KaitlynFarr
Torah Bright
The three-time Olympian and reigning halfpipe champion from Australia will compete in three snowboard disciplines — halfpipe, slopestyle and snowboardcross. She has qualified outright for the first two, but landed a snowboardcross spot only after others dropped out. The longtime Salt Lake City resident also has been outspoken about possibly skipping the Olympics over security concerns, and has ripped the Australian Olympic Committee for its attempt to ban social media use by its athletes.
Twitter: @TorahBright
Sage Kotsenburg
Kotsenburg will be among the riders competing in the debut of snowboard slopestyle, after winning the final Olympic qualifying event to make the team for Sochi. He's not a huge medal favorite, but has improved vastly in recent seasons, after learning to shred with his family at Park City Mountain Resort when he was 5 years old. A big air specialist, he finished 10th in the world slopestyle rankings last year. Website
Twitter: @SageKotsenburg
Photos: The Salt Lake Tribune, USSA, Associated Press