Lindsey Jacobellis wins Team USA’s first gold in fifth Winter Olympics
Lindsey Jacobellis won gold in women’s snowboard cross to claim Team USA’s first gold medal of the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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British gold hopes dashed as Bankes exits in snowboard-cross at Beijing
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.
Disappointment for Charlotte Bankes after snowboard-cross quarter-final exit
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.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Team GB's Charlotte Bankes qualifies second fastest for snowboard cross finals
Charlotte Bankes successfully qualified as the second seed for the snowboard cross finals. The Brit, who is the current world champion in snowboard cross, finished second in a time of 1:22.72 behind Italy's Michela Moioli (1:22.19).
Noerl and Moioli top the podium in Cortina
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.
Team GB snowboarder Charlotte Bankes: ‘Nobody ever knows what’s going to happen’
“Just before the last dragon, I catch my heel edge and suddenly I’m skidding, losing speed, trying to keep it together. Then I hear Belle Brockhoff, right behind me, scream and crash and I’m like: ‘Oh shit.’ And I’m telling myself: ‘Stay on your feet, you can’t crash. You’re not allowed to do that.’”