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Olympics 2022 live updates: Team USA finally wins gold, Shaun White reaches halfpipe final, Mikaela Shiffrin skis out of slalom

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Team USA finally earned its first gold medal of the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

Lindsey Jacobellis, competing in her fifth Winter Games, won gold in the snowboardcross competition Wednesday. Her previous best finish was winning silver at the 2006 Olympics.

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Another stunning mistake has taken American skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin out of contention for a medal in her second consecutive event at the Olympics.