The 36-year-old became the oldest U.S woman to win a gold; also, her 16-year gap between medals marked the longest for any U.S. woman.
ZHANGJIAKOU, China — When bad things happen at the Olympics, no one ever lets it go.A full 16 years and a world removed from the day the American snowboardcross racerwith a showboat move near the finish line, Jacobellis rode hard to the end and won it.
She won America’s first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics. She became the oldest U.S. woman to win a gold in Winter Games history. Also, the 16 years marked the longest gap between medals for any U.S. woman at the Winter Olympics. On that day in Italy, she was far in the clear in the gold-medal race, but she bent her legs up and grabbed her board and gave a flashy little twist toward the grandstand. A method grab. It was a showy move saved for winning runs in a game where style trumps almost everything.A hot-dogger and a showoff, some critics labeled her. Got what she deserved, others said.
The Olympics are only a small part of the game for snowboard racers. Since 2007, Jacobellis has amassed 23 World Cup victories and 45 podiums and has become a towering presence in her sport. Not surprisingly, this was a popular victory with the riders. Jacobellis approached the final jump — where things unraveled in Italy — crouched low to the ground and racing hard all the way. She stayed in her crouch past the finish line. She was not thinking about Turin.
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