Lindsey Jacobellis says famous 2006 fall ‘shaped her’ to win historic gold at Beijing Olympics
Lindsey Jacobellis got the United States’ 2022 Winter Olympics campaign on track by capturing her nation’s first gold medal of the tournament.
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Lindsey Jacobellis got the United States’ 2022 Winter Olympics campaign on track by capturing her nation’s first gold medal of the tournament.
Lindsey Jacobellis got the United States’ 2022 Winter Olympics campaign on track by capturing her nation’s first gold medal of the tournament.
Team USA's Lindsey Jacobellis on Wednesday won her country's first gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics, finally enjoying redemption 16 years after showboating near the finish cost her the title.
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Jacobellis, who on Wednesday won her country's first gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, never stopped fighting even after being dogged for 16 years by a fumble that came to define her career. In a moment that was instantly televised and endlessly ridiculed, Jacobellis was within meters of winning gold in 2006 - the first time snowboard cross was included in the Games - when she fluffed a trick move and was overtaken at the finish line. The 36-year old, who until Wednesday had failed to reach the podium in the past three Olympics, was adamant that hers was not an easy redemption story but one of perseverance and grit.
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Jacobellis was within metres of winning the event in 2006 – the first time it was included in the Games – when she threw in a showboating trick trying to grab her board, only to fall and get overtaken at the line.
ZHANGJIAKOU, Hebei: Lindsey Jacobellis claimed the first gold medal for the United States at the Beijing Olympics when she won the snowboard cross final on Wednesday (Feb 9) and finally found redemption after her career-defining fail at the Turin Games 16 years ago.