Australia's Belle Brockhoff fourth in women's snowboard cross at Beijing Winter Olympics
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.
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Canada's Meryeta O'Dine rides to bronze in women's snowboard cross
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.
JUEGOS DE INVIERNO Subsana la mayor pifia de los Juegos... 16 años después
“El snowboard es divertido y me estaba divirtiendo". Lindsey Jacobellis ha roto con la historia maldita que le persiguía desde los Juegos de Turín 2006. La norteamericana (36 años) ha logrado el oro en snowboard cross en Pekín… 16 años después de una de las mayores pifias de la historia del deporte (ver vídeo de la pieza). La campeona del mundo en 2005 y multimedallasita en Winter X regaló el título olímpico en la edición italiana tras querer hacer un grapado en el último salto del recorrido cuando tenía una ventaja de tres segundos sobre su máxima adversaria, la suiza Tanja Fraiden.
Winter Olympics 2022: Charlotte Bankes misses out on snowboard cross gold as Britain’s medal wait continues
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.
Winter Olympics 2022: Redemption for Lindsey Jacobellis in snowboard cross – 16 years after horror gaffe
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.
Charlotte Bankes crashes out in snowboard cross quarters in big Team GB blow at Winter Olympics 2022
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.