Sports In America with David Greene

Journey to Gold for Olympian Lindsey Jacobellis


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In the 2006 Torino Winter Games, first-time Olympian Lindsey Jacobellis missed out on the gold in the last second of the women’s snowboard cross final. It was a devastating and unpredictable loss for “America's sweetheart” of snowboarding.

Jacobellis would go on to attend the next three Olympic Games, falling short of the podium every time. That was until the 2022 Beijing Winter Games when everything came full circle for Jacobellis and her 16-year road to redemption.

Jacobellis sat down with “In the Moment” host David Greene to re-live both of her career defining moments.

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