Lindsey Jacobellis
Jacobellis in 2010 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 19, 1985 Danbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Snowboarding |
| Event(s) | Snowboard cross, halfpipe |
| Coached by | Peter Foley |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | Gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing |
| World finals | Gold medal at the 2005 World Championships in Whistler Gold medal at the 2007 World Championships in Arosa Gold medal at the 2011 World Championships in La Molina Gold Medal at the 2015 World Championships in Kreischberg Gold Medal at the 2017 World Championships in Sierra Nevada |
| Highest world ranking | 1st in Snowboard Cross World Cup (2007, 2009) |
Medal record | |
Lindsey Jacobellis (born August 19, 1985) is an American snowboarder from Roxbury, Connecticut. The most decorated female snowboard cross athlete of all time, she dominated the sport for almost two decades as a five-time World Champion and ten-time X Games champion. In her Olympic debut at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Jacobellis won the silver medal in snowboard cross but was unable to medal at the next three Olympics until winning gold at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Jacobellis also won gold (with teammate Nick Baumgartner) in mixed team snowboard cross at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.