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Charlotte Bankes admits her time in Beijing hasn’t gone as planned despite an impressive display in the mixed team snowboard cross event. Putting the disappointment of her quarter-final exit in the women’s event behind her, Bankes teamed up with Huw Nightingale and helped GB win their quarter-final, despite having to climb from fourth position following her partner’s run.
«Nunca es demasiado tarde para conseguir lo que quieres de la vida y alcanzar tus sueños. Te defraudas a ti mismo si renuncias demasiado pronto. No importa la edad que tengas. Somos los orgullosos bebés de los 80», afirmaba Nick Baumgartner, que a sus 40 años es el representante más veterano de la delegación estadounidense. Y si ya era ejemplo para los jóvenes, su actuación en Pekín demuestra que la edad es únicamente un número en un documento. Algo parecido ocurre con su compañera del equipo mixto de EE UU en el snowboard cross la flamante campeona olímpica de la especialidad en categoría individual Lindsey Jacobellis.
After waiting 16 years to win a first Olympic gold medal, Lindsay Jacobellis captured her second in four days on Saturday after pairing with Nick Baumgartner to win the inaugural mixed team snowboard cross event.
By Mari Saito and Winni Zhou
There were tears. Lots of tears. Some laughs and plenty of smiles, but mostly tears, as the greatest snowboarder of all time, Shaun White, bowed out of competition after the snowboard halfpipe final.
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : Lindsey Jacobellis and Nick Baumgartner have been competing with athletes half their age in the team snowboarding cross event at the Beijing Games but the U.S. veterans proved nothing beats experience by winning gold in a nail-biting final.
