Jacobellis' comeback story continued as she and companion Nick Baumgartner earned gold within the inaugural occasion.
Lindsey Jacobellis has received her second gold medal of the Olympics, teaming with 40-year-old Nick Baumgartner to win the title for america within the new occasion of combined snowboardcross.
The 36-year-old Jacobellis took gold earlier this week within the ladies’s occasion; it got here 16 years after a late showboat transfer as she was cruising in for an obvious win price her the title on the Turin Video games.
After a sluggish begin, the U.S. now has 5 gold medals and 11 general on the Video games. Jacobellis accounts for 2, whereas snowboarder Chloe Kim has one other.
The Italian crew of Omar Visintin and Michela Moioli got here in second and the Canadian duo of Eliot Grondin and Meryeta O’Dine completed third.