Three days after winning the individual Olympic title, American snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis won a second gold medal thanks to the mixed event, associated with veteran Nick Baumgartner (40), on Saturday at the Beijing Olympics, under snow in Zhangjiakou.
A few centimeters ahead of the Italian
In the final, Lindsey Jacobellis struggled with Italian Michela Moioli, taking the lead in the penultimate corner and maintaining a few centimeters lead over Moioli at the finish. The bronze medal went to Canadians Eliot Grondin and Meryeta Odine, respectively in silver and bronze individually.
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USA Wins First Mixed Team Snowboard Cross Gold!! ?? After a magnificent final and a fierce duel against Michela Moioli ????, Lindsey Jacobellis gives victory to her duo! ?? pic.twitter.com/Wy3aYD363l
— Eurosport France (@Eurosport_FR) February 12, 2022
The headline for Jacobellis and Baumgartner comes as former snowboarder Callan Chythlook-Sifsof accused current USA team coach Peter Foley of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior, in posts on Instagram on Friday.
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The Alaskan-born snowboarder, who will turn 33 in two days, has also implicated a snowboarder present in China, Hagen Kearney, whom she accuses of having used a racist expression against her and of having engaged in acts of harassment.
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