USA’s Lindsey Jacobellis wins gold medal

At last, Team USA has its first gold medal of the 2022 Olympics — with a fitting recipient. Lindsey Jacobellis claimed an elusive gold medal Wednesday in the women’s snowboard cross, 16 years after a costly error late in the race cost her the top spot in Torino.

By New York Post

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At last, Team USA has its first gold medal of the 2022 Olympics — with a fitting recipient. Lindsey Jacobellis claimed an elusive gold medal Wednesday in the women’s snowboard cross, 16 years after a costly error late in the race cost her the top spot in Torino.

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USA — Country in North America

Lindsey Jacobellis — American snowboarder

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