Triumph and redemption for Lindsey Jacobellis as British gold hopes dashed

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This time there was no grab of the snowboard, no showboating for the cameras. Just the greatest redemption story in Winter Olympics history. For 16 years Lindsey Jacobellis has been known as the snowboarder who led the 2006 Olympic board cross final and then decided to take a premature celebratory grab. It was an act of reverse alchemy that caused her to stumble and slip and turned gold into silver. It is a mistake that has haunted her ever since.

But on a blisteringly cold day at Genting Snow Park, the 36-year-old got the chance to make amends. Once again Jacobellis took the lead in the 2022 final. Once again the gold medal was on the tip of her board. But this time she made sure there was a dramatically different narrative.