Lindsey Jacobellis masters snowboarding gold redemption in Beijing
Her name became a verb for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, she was a punchline for late night TV hosts and haunted when dubbed sport's dumbest showboat.
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Today at the Winter Olympics: Charlotte Bankes misses out on snowboard medal
Charlotte Bankes missed out on an expected medal in the women’s snowboard-cross as Great Britain’s disappointing start to the Winter Olympics continued in Beijing.
Lindsey Jacobellis finally wins Olympic gold medal, 1st for US
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Beijing 2022: Redemption gold medal for Jacobellis 16 years on from Turin tumble
Lindsey Jacobellis, a 36-year-old snowboarder who in 2006 gave away an overwhelming lead when she slipped and skidded on a showboating last jump, finally clinched Olympic gold on Wednesday.
Winter Olympics: Lindsey Jacobellis' snowboard cross gold exorcises demons from Turin
If ever there was a lesson in never giving up, Lindsey Jacobellis is its epitome.
Lindsey Jacobellis had ‘bad rep for a long time’ prior to Beijing Olympics redemption – Billy Morgan
Lindsey Jacobellis’ triumph in the women’s snowboard cross at Beijing 2022 is “incredible”, according to Eurosport expert Billy Morgan, who claimed the American had a “bad rep for a long time” after her showboating fail at Turin 2006. The 36-year-old defied the odds to end her wait for an elusive Olympic gold medal – 16 years after she blew a huge lead when crashing after a needless flair trick in the final. Ad/> Three more chances at the Olympics came and went for Jacobellis, most recently when she dropped from first to last in the final at PyeongChang 2018, but she wrote a spectacular final chapter in her storied career with victory on Wednesday.
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.
Winter Olympics: Snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis says 2006 fall inspired Beijing gold
Lindsey Jacobellis got the United States’ 2022 Winter Olympics campaign on track by capturing her nation’s first gold medal of the tournament.