Four years is a long time to wait to fix a mistake. And Lindsey Jacobellis had to wait even longer to begin her Olympic redemption campaign Tuesday after fog delayed qualifying runs on Cypress Mountain. The bad weather nearly forced officials to eliminate the second round of qualifying.

Much to her credit, Jacobellis looked solid on her time trial, which separated her from the vast majority of the women's field Tuesday. More than half of the 24 women attempting to qualify for the final were eaten alive by the challenging course. Commentators couldn't resist taking stabs as the falling and spinning persisted. It really wasn't pretty.

Jacobellis flew over the jumps and transitions looking determined. She excelled in the flats and stayed out of trouble in the turns. Her qualifying time was 1:26:13, which bodes well as she heads to the quarterfinal.