Lindsey Jacobellis is an American snowboarder born upon August 19, 1985, completing in the self-controls of snowboard cross, halfpipe as well as slopestyle. Jacobellis revealed an approved instance of just how to shed the Olympics as a result of her very own stupidness. Leading by a broad margin at the goal of the crucial snowboard cross race at the Turin Gamings in 2006, Lindsay made a decision to flaunt before the target market by executing an acrobatic aspect unneeded in the cross; because of this, she dropped on her back as well as missed out on the local pursuer.

At both succeeding Olympics in 2010 as well as 2014, Jacobellis, being among the major faves, was removed in the semifinals. In 2018, at the Pyeongchang Gamings, she got to the last in snowboard cross, where she took fourth area.

Beijing notes the 5th Wintertimes Gamings for Lindsey Jacobellis, connecting her for the most looks by a united state lady. The 36-year-old from Roxbury, Connecticut, is one of the most enhanced snowboardcross professional athlete with 5 globe titles, yet she has simply one Olympic medal– a silver in 2016 at Torino. Her various other journeys saw her coating 5th in 2010 at Vancouver, 7th in 2014 at Sochi as well as 4th at PyeongChang 4 years earlier.

Jacobellis included a 6th globe title in 2021 when she teamed with Mick Dierdorff to win the blended group occasion. That occasion will certainly make its Olympic launching in Beijing, so there’s a possibility both can collaborate once again. Dierdorff, 30, of Boat Springs, additionally won the males’s globe title that year, making him the initial united state guy in 14 years to do so. He’s headed to his 2nd Olympics.