Lindsey Jacobellis took snowboardcross honors 16 years after blowing a huge lead in the same event. This time, she provided a lift for a Team USA that's been mostly underwhelming so far.
on Wednesday, riding hard to the line in her snowboardcross final a full 16 years after showboating near the finish cost her the title.
This time, she road hard all the way to the line, beating Chloe Trespeuch of France, then covering her heart with her hands as she slowed. "That is a very famous story in snowboardcross and to see her come home with the gold -- it's honestly really cool to see," O'Dine said, according to the Reuters news service.
"This feels incredible because the level that all the women are riding at today is so much higher than it was 16 years ago," Jacobellis said.
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