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ZHANGJIAKOU, China :Lindsey Jacobellis won the first gold medal for the United States at the Beijing Olympics when she took snowboard cross gold on Wednesday and finally found redemption after her career-defining fail at the Turin Games 16 years ago.
Snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis became the first American gold medalist at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, jumping to an early lead and holding on to win the women's snowboardcross Wednesday.
Triple Olympian Belle Brockhoff has finished fourth in the women's snowboard cross at the Beijing Winter Olympics, paying for a poor start in the big final.
Meryeta O'Dine of Prince George, B.C. won the first Olympic medal of her career, capturing bronze in the women's snowboard cross competition, sharing the podium with gold-medal winner Lindsey Jacobellis, of the U.S., and France's Chloe Trespeuch, who earned silver.
BEIJING: While most athletes have been praising the Beijing Olympics facilities, French snowboarder Chloe Trespeuch expressed disappointment that all competitions were being held on artificial snow.
Martin Noerl's lead at the top of the Snowboard Cross World Cup standings continues after a third consecutive win in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Saturday night. It was the last event before the Winter Olympics, and Noerl is heading into Beijing in fine form.