SOCHI SCENE: 16 going on 30

By The Associated Press

Published February 6, 2014 5:12pm ET

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SOCHI SCENE: 16 going on 30 — United States' Ty Walker competes during the women's snowboard slopestyle qualifying at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) | Andy Wong

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Ty Walker might be the youngest member of the U.S. snowboarding team, but try telling that to her aching right heel. Or her back, for that matter.

The 16-year-old lazily glided down the slopestyle course during qualifying on Thursday, skipping the big jumps and testy rails that have caused plenty of concern among her teammates.

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