Name Lindsey Jacobellis Siblings Ben Jacobellis Weight 54 kg | Height 1.65 m Role Snowboarder | |
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Nominations Best Female Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award Profiles | ||
Downhill snowboarding crash lindsey jacobellis
Lindsey Jacobellis (born August 19, 1985 in Danbury, Connecticut) is an American snowboarder from Stratton, Vermont.
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- Downhill snowboarding crash lindsey jacobellis
- Snowboarder lindsey jacobellis learns a valuable lesson strangest moments
- Sports career
- Pre Olympics
- 2006 Olympics
- Post Olympics
- 2010 Olympics
- 2014 Olympics
- The Challenge Champs Vs Pros
- References
At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Jacobellis won the silver medal in Women's Snowboard Cross's Olympics debut. She is also a ten-time snowboard cross champion at the X Games.
Snowboarder lindsey jacobellis learns a valuable lesson strangest moments
Sports career
Jacobellis has snowboarded competitively in Snowboardcross, Snowboard Slopestyle, and Snowboard Halfpipe competitions.
Pre-Olympics
At the 2003 Winter X Games, Jacobellis wins bronze in slopestyle.
2006 Olympics
During the gold medal final of the Snowboard Cross at the 2006 Winter Olympics on February 17, 2006, Jacobellis was approaching the end of the course with a 43-meter (140 ft), three-second lead over Tanja Frieden of Switzerland. On the second to last jump Jacobellis attempted a method grab, landed on the edge of her snowboard, and fell. Frieden passed her to win the gold; Jacobellis recovered and settled for silver. In televised interviews, Jacobellis initially claimed the grab was meant to maintain stability, but later admitted that it was unnecessary showboating that cost her the gold. She said, "Snowboarding is fun; I was having fun."
Post-Olympics
At the 2007 Winter X Games, Jacobellis lost the lead in a fall near the finish line in snowboardcross.
She dropped halfpipe from her competition schedule in 2008, due to increasing injuries. Jacobellis regained the gold medal in snowboardcross at Winter X Games XII in 2008.
2010 Olympics
Jacobellis failed to progress to the medal round of Snowboard Cross at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, as, early in her semifinal race, she landed badly during a jump, and to avoid a collision with another rider went through a gate, resulting in an automatic disqualification. She then slid off the course. She ended up 5th in the standings.
Post-Olympics
In 2011, Jacobellis won her fourth straight gold in snowboardcross at the Winter X Games in 2011 (golds 2008,2009,2010,2011).
2014 Olympics
Jacobellis failed to progress to the medal round of Snowboard Cross at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. She was leading the semi final race when she crashed. She finished in 7th place in the overall standings.
Post-Olympics
At the 2015 World Championship, Jacobellis won gold in the Snowboard Cross.
The Challenge: Champs Vs. Pros
Jacobellis appeared on a charity edition of MTVs The Challenge, titled The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros. She competed to raise money for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. She finished as the runner-up with her teammate in the final challenge, Kamerion Wimbley.