Faye
Thelen
Faye Thelen, who races as Faye Gulini Thelen, is a snowboard cross rider from Salt Lake City and a five-time Olympian, from Vancouver 2010 to Milano Cortina 2026. She was fourth at Sochi 2014 and seventh at Milano Cortina 2026 after returning to racing as the mother of two young children. A Westminster accounting graduate, she is on the 2026-27 Toyota U.S. Snowboard Team.
Who is Faye Thelen?
Faye Thelen from Salt Lake City, Utah competes in snowboard cross for the U.S. Snowboard Team. Five-time Olympian; fourth at Sochi 2014, seventh at Milano Cortina 2026; 2017 world team bronze
Salt Lake City and Snowbird
U.S. Ski & Snowboard prints Thelen's hometown as Salt Lake City, Utah; Team USA lists Cottonwood Heights. Her older siblings introduced her to snowboarding at 8 at Snowbird, Team USA says, and TownLift reported she grew up in Salt Lake City competing for Snowbird. At 14 she moved to Vail, Colorado, to attend Vail Ski and Snowboard Academy. Westminster College says she earned a bachelor's degree in accounting in 2019 and a Master of Accountancy in 2021. TownLift described her as a Park City resident in February 2026.
Five Olympics
Team USA lists her as a five-time Olympian: 12th at Vancouver 2010, fourth at Sochi 2014, 21st at PyeongChang 2018, 13th at Beijing 2022 and seventh at Milano Cortina 2026. The Sochi result is her career-best Olympic finish, by Team USA's account. In Livigno she qualified 21st and worked through the heats to the small final, finishing seventh. Read the full profile story.
World Cup and World Championships
She won a world championship bronze in the women's team event in 2017, and her best individual worlds finish is fourth at Idre Fjäll in 2021, U.S. Ski & Snowboard lists. It counts five World Cup runner-up finishes since 2021, among them Cervinia and Chiesa in Valmalenco in 2021 and Veysonnaz in 2022, and 35 career top-10s.
The 2026-27 season
U.S. Ski & Snowboard named her to the snowboard cross Pro Team of the 2026-27 Toyota U.S. Snowboard Team on Oct. 8, 2026. The women's World Cup opens at Cervinia, Italy, on Dec. 11-13, 2026, and the World Championships are in Montafon, Austria, in March 2027. She is one of the Utah athletes followed on the Utah 2034 Olympics hub.
At a glance
Key achievements
- Five-time Olympian: Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014, PyeongChang 2018, Beijing 2022, Milano Cortina 2026, per Team USA
- Fourth in women's snowboard cross at Sochi 2014, her best Olympic finish
- Seventh in women's snowboard cross at Milano Cortina 2026 after qualifying 21st
- World Championship bronze, women's team snowboard cross, 2017
- Five World Cup runner-up finishes since 2021 and 35 career World Cup top-10s, per U.S. Ski & Snowboard
- Westminster College graduate: B.S. in accounting (2019) and Master of Accountancy (2021)
- Named to the 2026-27 Toyota U.S. Snowboard Team, snowboard cross Pro Team (Oct. 8, 2026)
Official sources
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- U.S. Ski & Snowboard: 2026-27 Toyota U.S. Snowboard Team announced (Oct. 8, 2026)usskiandsnowboard.org
- U.S. Ski & Snowboard: Faye Thelen athlete pageusskiandsnowboard.org
- Team USA: Faye Thelen profileteamusa.com
- Westminster College: Eight Olympians from Westminster (Jan. 25, 2022)westminstercollege.edu
- TownLift: Park City's Faye Thelen, Stacey Gaskill top Americans in snowboard cross (Feb. 13, 2026)townlift.com
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What each source confirms
- U.S. Ski & Snowboard: 2026-27 Toyota U.S. Snowboard Team announced (Oct. 8, 2026)
- Read 2026-11-01 in a browser. Snowboard cross, Pro Team, women: 'Faye Gulini Thelen (Salt Lake City, UT; Ski & Snowboard Club Vail; Rocky Mountain Series; Westminster College; 3/24/1992).' This is the affiliation source.
- U.S. Ski & Snowboard: Faye Thelen athlete page
- Read 2026-11-01 in a browser: hometown Salt Lake City, Utah; best worlds finish fourth, Idre Fjall, 2021; World Cup second places at Veysonnaz 2022, Cervinia 2021 and Chiesa in Valmalenco 2021; five runner-up finishes since 2021; 35 career top-10s.
- Team USA: Faye Thelen profile
- Read 2026-11-01: hometown Cottonwood Heights, UT; five-time Olympian with results 12th (2010), fourth (2014, career best), 21st (2018), 13th (2022), seventh (2026); 2017 world championship team bronze; started snowboarding at 8 at Snowbird; moved from Salt Lake City to Vail at 14.
- Westminster College: Eight Olympians from Westminster (Jan. 25, 2022)
- Westminster alum, B.S. in accounting (2019) and Master of Accountancy (2021).
- TownLift: Park City's Faye Thelen, Stacey Gaskill top Americans in snowboard cross (Feb. 13, 2026)
- Both Park City residents; Thelen grew up in Salt Lake City and competed for Snowbird.
- KSL: Utah's 2026 Winter Olympians (Feb. 4, 2026)
- 'Faye Thelen; Salt Lake native, Westminster University, Utah resident.'
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