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"  Americans Jamie Anderson, Hannah Teter, and Kaitlyn Farrington from Getty Images Snowboarding chicks are the coolest. But not in that &amp;quot;You can&amp;#039;t sit with us&amp;quot; Mean Girls way. They&amp;#039;d totally let me hang with them (please?), even if my cool factor doesn&amp;#039;t quite match up. If you watched the Olympic Halfpipe Finals last night, you&amp;#039;d know they are the type of girls who hug someone after a harrowing fall, even if she is their biggest competition. When 24\u2013year-old Kaitlyn Farrington edged out the three medal favorites for the gold, there was not a smug face on the slopes. The bronze and 4th place finalists both have Olympic gold medals under their belts and were happy to have the newbie join the club. They&amp;#039;re the type of girls in a sorority I&amp;#039;d want to be friends with\u2014and they all wear killer braids in their hair.  Getty Images Like the Winter Olympics is to the summer games, the snowboarder braid we&amp;#039;ve seen peeking out behind goggles and underneath helmets, is the cold weather-counterpart to beachy waves. It&amp;#039;s chic yet effortlessly undone, with a hint of a come-hither attitude. Should I try a side braid like Farrington? Or pigtails like Hannah Teter? For the Slopestyle competition earlier this week gold medalist Jamie Anderson sported one tiny plait adorned with a crystal.  Sophie Rodriguez of France from Getty Images I chatted with NYC hairstylist Lizzy Weinberg to find out exactly how to channel the cool girls of Sochi. Before you start to braid, sprinkle Kevin Murphy Powder Puff Volumising Hair Powder on your hair and massage it through to make it a bit more tacky and pliable. Choose your braid style and begin, but be sure to leave some hair out where it feels natural. Secure with an elastic, then start at the top of the braid and pinch your hair and gently pull loose as you go down. Weinberg likes to pull it widest in the middle. If you want it even more undone, go back to the loosened sections and rub the hair between your thumb and fingers to create more texture. For a sexy windblown &amp;quot;I just landed a Double Backside Rodeo&amp;quot; style, gently backcomb the loose hair you left out.   Kaitlyn Farrington and Hannah Teter from Getty Images I may not be hitting the halfpipe anytime soon, but I am certainly dealing with some major snow and how to dress accordingly. As braids add a bit of flare to the Olympic team&amp;#039;s patchwork uniforms, I&amp;#039;m going to see if they&amp;#039;ll do the same underneath my black beanie\u2014or at least make me feel a little cooler. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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