Lindsey Jacobellis

About Lindsey Jacobellis

Lindsey Jacobellis is an American snowboarder from Stratton, Vermont.

At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Jacobellis won the silver medal in Women's Snowboard Cross's Olympics debut. She is also an eight-time snowboard  cross champion at the X Games.

Sports career:

Jacobellis has snowboarded competitively in Snowboardcross, Snowboard Slopestyle, and Snowboard Halfpipe competitions.

Pre-Olympics:

• At the 2003 Winter X Games, Jacobellis wins bronze in slopestyle.
  

2006 Olympics:

During the gold medal final of the Snowboard Cross at the 2006 Winter Olympics on February 17, 2006, Jacobellis was approaching the end of the course with a 43-meter (140 ft), three-second lead over Tanja Frieden of Switzerland. On the second to last jump Jacobellis attempted a method  grab, landed on the edge of her snowboard, and fell.Frieden passed her to win the gold; Jacobellis recovered and settled for silver. In televised interviews, Jacobellis initially claimed the grab was meant to maintain stability, but later admitted that it was unnecessary showboating that cost  her the gold. She said, "Snowboarding is fun; I was having fun."

Post-Olympics:

At the 2007 Winter X Games, Jacobellis lost the lead in a fall near the finish line in snowboardcross.

She dropped halfpipe from her competition schedule in 2008, due to increasing injuries.Jacobellis regained the gold medal in snowboardcross  at Winter X Games XII in 2008.

2010 Olympics:

Jacobellis failed to progress to the medal round of Snowboard Cross at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, as, early in her semifinal race, she  landed badly during a jump, and to avoid a collision with another rider went through a gate, resulting in an automatic disqualification. She then slid off the course. She ended up 5th in the standings.

Post-Olympics:

In 2011, Jacobellis won her fourth straight gold in snowboardcross at the Winter X Games in 2011 (golds 2008,2009,2010,2011).

2014 Olympics:

Jacobellis failed to progress to the medal round of Snowboard Cross at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. She was leading the semi final race  

when she crashed. She finished in 7th place in the overall standings.

Post-Olympics:

At the 2015 World Championship, Jacobellis won gold in the Snowboard Cross.

Lindsey Jacobellis Achievements

Medal Records:

Olympic Games

• Silver medal – 2006 Winter OlympicsSnowboard cross
  

FIS Snowboarding World Championships

• Gold medal – 2005 FIS Snowboarding World ChampionshipsSnowboard cross
  
• Gold medal – 2007 FIS Snowboarding World ChampionshipsSnowboard cross
  
• Gold medal – 2011 FIS Snowboarding World ChampionshipsSnowboard cross
  
• Gold medal – 2015 FIS Snowboarding World ChampionshipsSnowboard cross
  

Winter X Games

• Gold medal – X GamesSnowboard cross
  
• Gold medal – X GamesSnowboard cross
  
• Gold medal – Winter X Games XIISnowboard cross
  
• Gold medal – Winter X Games XIIISnowboard cross
  
• Gold medal – Winter X Games XIVSnowboard cross
  
• Gold medal – Winter X Games XVSnowboard cross
  
• Gold medal – Winter X Games XVIIISnowboard cross
  
• Gold medal – Winter X Games XVIIISnowboard cross
  
• Gold medal – Winter X Games XIXSnowboard cross
  
• Silver medal – X GamesSnowboard cross
  
• Bronze medal – X GamesSlopestyle