Snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis Snags First Gold Medal For Team USA At Beijing Winter Olympics
Snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis became the first American athlete to win a gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Olympics on Wednesday after she held on to an early lead in the women's snowboard cross event, a victory that serves as redemption for the 36-year-old who narrowly missed gold at the 2006 Winter Games after falling just yards before the finish line....
Jacobellis, who held on to the lead throughout the final race, let out a celebratory scream and put her hand on her heart after crossing the finish line. With this victory, Jacobellis becomes the oldest snowboarder to win a medal at the Olympics and the oldest American to win gold at the Winter Olympics in any sport,7. That is the total number of medals Team USA has won at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics so far. With Jacobellis gold medal win, the U.S. now ranks 10th on the medal table which isin Winter Games history.
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