2014 Olympic gold medalist in women's snowboarding half-pipe.
On January 16, 2015, announced via Instagram of her retirement from professional snowboarding at only 25.
Parents are Gary and Suz Farrington.
Won 2 medals in superpipe event - a silver in 2011 and one bronze in 2014.
Collects refrigerator magnets from her travel stops and loves running and music.
Has a cat, Zilla, named after Godzilla.
Resides in Salt Lake City.
Had been diagnosed with congenital cervical stenosis, a congenital spine condition that she has had since birth. Doctors told her that competitive snowboarding would put her at great risk of extreme injury due to the condition.
Said she was listening to Ghostland Observatory's Give Me The Beat when competing in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
Won one gold Olympic medals in the halfpipe event in 2014 in Sochi.
Coach is Elijah Teter.
Grew up on a cattle ranch near Bellevue, Idaho.
Is a former professional snowboarder.
In October 2014, was involved in a fall in Austria while trying to execute a frontside 360 off a small jump.
Has one older sister.
A snowboarding area on Sun Valley's Bald Mountain was renamed "Kaitlyn's Bowl" in her honor.