All four American women finished in the top two of their qualifying heats to advance to the quarterfinals of women's snowboard cross.
By Charlotte EdmondsTeam USA went 4-for-4 in the qualifying rounds of the women’s individual snowboard cross competition. Lindsey Jacobellis, Faye Gulini, Stacy Gaskill and Meghan Tierney will all have a chance to compete in the quarterfinals up next.
Tierney opened the qualification rounds, finishing second to top-seeded and defending gold medalist Michela Moioli of Italy.
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