Lindsey Jacobellis finally gets her Olympic gold ... Team USA's first
- lenellmorgan3434
- Feb 9, 2022
- 1 min read
ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Lindsey Jacobellis has spent the last 16 years living with one of the worst mistakes in Olympic history. Wednesday afternoon, at long last, she got redemption in the best possible way.
Back in 2006, while riding in the inaugural snowboard cross event, Jacobellis was leading by a comfortable margin. Gold wasn’t just within sight or within reach, the ribbon was halfway over her head. She had just one jump left to do, and the gold medal would be hers.
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