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Lindsey Jacobellis Wins Gold Medal for Snowboard Cross at Olympics 2022

Bleacher Report | February 9, 2022

Related Topics: Lindsey Jacobellis, Winter Olympic Games, Chloé Trespeuch, Belle Brockhoff, United States of America, Jay Busbee, John Heaton, Summer Olympic Games, Australia

The fifth time was the charm for American snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis.

She captured her first Olympic gold medal on Tuesday night with a victory in the women's snowboard cross final.

Jacobellis beat out France's Chloe Trespeuch, Canada's Meryeta Odine and Australia's Belle Brockhoff in the big final. The 36-year-old's win also gave the United States its first gold medal of the 2022 Olympics.

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WHAT A MOMENT, <a href="https://twitter.com/LindsJacobellis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LindsJacobellis</a>!<br><br>GOLDEN GOAT. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WinterOlympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WinterOlympics</a> <a href="https://t.co/x9g5wWFjXe">pic.twitter.com/x9g5wWFjXe</a>

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Winter Gamesud83eudd47 - <a href="https://twitter.com/LindsJacobellis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LindsJacobellis</a>ud83cuddfaud83cuddf8 is the 2nd athlete representing United States to win a medal at the Olympic Winter Games at least 1ufe0fu20e36ufe0fu20e3 years after claiming his/her first, after John Heaton who took silverud83eudd48 in skeleton in 1928 and 1948.

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