Longtime US Teammates Win Mixed Snowboardcross At Olympics
Feb 12, 2022, 3:20 PM
Gold medallists Lindsey Jacobellis and Nick Baumgartner of Team United States celebrate after victory during the Mixed Team Snowboard Cross on Day 8 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Genting Snow Park on February 12, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China. (Photo by Ian MacNico/Getty Images)
(Photo by Ian MacNico/Getty Images)
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Lindsey Jacobellis won her second gold medal of the Olympics as she teamed with 40-year-old Nick Baumgartner for the title in the new event of mixed snowboardcross.
The 36-year-old Jacobellis took gold earlier this week in the women’s event.
Lindsey Jacobellis is 36. Nick Baumgartner is 40.
They just won Olympic gold in the mixed team snowboard cross 🥇🥇
A reminder that it's never too late to chase your dreams ✨ pic.twitter.com/gQrft5hwsg
— On Her Turf (@OnHerTurf) February 12, 2022
That came 16 years after a late showboat move as she was cruising in for an apparent win cost her the title at the Turin Games.
DYNAMIC DUO GETS IT DONE 🙌@LindsJacobellis and @nickbaumgartner win gold in the first-ever Olympic mixed team snowboard cross event. #WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/E8hHoCIEpx
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) February 12, 2022
The Italian team of Omar Visintin and Michela Moioli took silver while the Canadian duo of Eliot Grondin and Meryeta O’Dine finished with the bronze.
