And Erindale College 16-year-old Georgia Baff is aiming to follow the trails of the snowboard sensations, setting her sights set on the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Baff's preferred event is the snowboard cross discipline - the same one Pullin, a world champion and gold medal hope, crashed out of on Tuesday in Sochi.

Baff grew up in Jindabyne as a skier before switching to snowboarding two years ago on the advice of her father, renowned coach Peter Baff.

Peter coached both Pullin and Bright in their junior days and has helped his daughter progress on the world stage where she has competed in both Europe and the US.

Georgia Baff has worked with Pullin during the Australian winter to gain advice from one of the best in the world.

''I raced at Mount Hotham with Chumpy and he's been really helpful and giving me tips,'' Georgia said.

''I definitely watch his style of riding and how aggressive he is.

''Seeing my friends all competing at these Olympics makes me want it more and more.

''It's at the top of my list of what I want to do in the next four years.''

Baff has seen first-hand Pullin and Bright progress from talented teenagers to become two of the best in their sports on the planet.

Bright is Australia's most successful female winter Olympian, having won a silver medal in the halfpipe in Sochi after the Cooma product collected a gold in the same event at Vancouver four years ago.

Pullin carried the Australian flag at the opening ceremony and was the world champion in snowboard cross last year.

''My dad coached both Torah and Chumpy when they were little and got Chumpy into boardercross,'' she said. ''He also took Torah to Europe when she was 13.

''She is one of my main idols because she goes into every race wanting to do the best she can.''

After a four-week trip to France and Switzerland at the end of 2012, Baff has recently returned from a month-long tour of the US and Canada.

Training as part of ''Team Utah,'' she competed in six events in the space of six weeks and finished on the podium at Copper Mountain in Colorado.

That booked her ticket on to the Australian team for the junior world championships in Italy in April.

Baff is humble enough to know there is plenty of hard work to go if she wants to reach her goal of becoming an Olympian in 2018.

''It's made me more hungry and made me love the sport more,'' she said.

''I'm very lucky to be given what I've been given and the training I've grown up with. My goal is definitely to qualify and hopefully to make it to the top 10.''