Old dogs’ new tricks win US gold in inaugural team snowboard
by Bryan Armen Graham in Beijing from on (#5W2NH)
- Lindsey Jacobellis captured her second gold medal in four days
- US pair oldest Americans to win Winter Games gold since 1948
After waiting 16 years to win a first Olympic gold medal, Lindsey Jacobellis captured her second in four days on Saturday after pairing with Nick Baumgartner to win the inaugural mixed team snowboard cross event.
In a heart-pounding final race, Jacobellis frittered away the 0.04sec head start supplied by her team-mate in the first wave, but made a late move to overtake Italy's Michela Moioli on the inside of the final right-banked turn and held on over the final jump to win by 0.20sec beneath heavy snowfall at the Genting Snow Park in the mountain village of Zhangjiakou.
Continue reading...