Farrington wins Gold Medal In women's halfpipe In sochi 2014

Kaitlyn Farrington of the United States won the gold medal in the women's snowboarding halfpipe at the Sochi Olympics on Wednesday.Defending champion Torah Bright of Australia won the silver, while Kelly Clark of the United States took bronze.Clark easily was the first to qualify for the U.S. team, and she has landed on the podium in 28 of the past 34 contests since Dec. 2010.After the first run of the halfpipe final, two Americans were in position to medal.Teter led all riders with a first run score of 90.5 while Farrington had second with 85.75.Clark had an uncharacteristic fall on her first run, hitting the lip of the pipe with her board and falling to the flat bottom. She scored a 38.25 and was in 10th place.Farrington, 24, of the United States took home the gold medal in the Women’s Halfpipe beating out 2010 gold medalist Torah Bright and Kelly Clark of the United States.