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With an average age of 20 in the NZ Winter Olympic team, Lyon Farrell is probably considered over the hill in snowboarding years for a first Winter Olympics.
At 27, Farrell is three year's older than the next oldest members of the 17-strong team, which has been confirmed for next month's Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
Farrell achieved a long held dream when his selection in the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle and Big Air disciplines was confirmed on Friday.
Mentally, Farrell said he felt like a 20-year-old.
"Just staying in it, riding with a bunch of 19-year-olds ...I'm still learning new tricks and giving these young guys a run for their money," Farrell said.
Farrell grew up in Maui, Hawaii but first learned to ski at Coronet Peak in
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