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Charlotte Bankes’ hopes of gold in the snowboard cross were dashed as the world No1 failed to make it through her quarter-final in Beijing on Wednesday.
Lindsey Jacobellis captured an emotional gold in the women’s snowboard cross at Beijing 2022 – 16 years after her iconic last-gasp gaffe that cost her Olympic gold in Turin. Prior to Wednesday's triumph, the American was best remembered for throwing away a huge lead at the 2006 Games after needlessly showboating on the final jump.
By Karolos Grohmann
Team GB's hopes of winning gold at the Beijing Winter Olympics look to be fading, after Charlotte Bankes failed to progress past the snowboard cross quarter-finals. The world champion looked to be cruising through to the semis, but quickly went from first to third to miss out on going for a medal.
Petra Vlhova has won her first ever Olympic gold at the Yangqing Alpine Skiing Centre, after big rival Mikaela Shiffrin crashed out in the first run. It's a day to cherish for Vlhova and for Slovakia, who win their first ever Alpine gold. Ad/> Vlhova, who finished the first run in eighth, knew she had to play catch-up going into the second run and she delivered.
Great Britain’s hopes of winning a third gold medal on snow were dashed as favourite Charlotte Bankes was eliminated at the quarter-final stage of the women’s snowboard-cross in Beijing.