Lindsey Jacobellis' shot at redemption will have to wait another four years. Her campaign to rid herself of the famous 2006 blunder came to an abrupt end in the semifinal of the women's snowboardcross Tuesday when she lost an edge after coming down from a jump, tried to correct her line, and ended up riding through a gate. The spin-out effectively put her out of the race.
Jacobellis had a strong start. She was riding neck and neck with Canada's Maelle Ricker on the top quarter of the course when things went awry. Technically, she could have tried to backtrack around the gate, but that effort would have been futile. Maelle Ricker went on to win the heat, with France's Deborah Anthonioz finishing second.
The loss was heartbreaking for Jacobellis. Her 2006 blunder is one of the most famous in Olympic history. She was hoping to bury her mistake here in Vancouver. Now she'll be haunted for another four years. Jacobellis' misfortune was an opportunity for Ricker, who went on to win the final on her home soil by defeating Anthonioz and Olivia Nobs of Switzerland.
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Lindsey Jacobellis will have to wait four more years for redemption
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Posted by fgonzale February 16, 2010 03:55pm PSTReply | Report Abuse
What was the 2006 blunder, exactly? You never say!
Reply by dievictoria February 16, 2010 04:04pm PSTReport Abuse
That was so awful... she was just plain showing off and it backfired. Here's an old ESPN story on it: http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/winter06/snowboard/columns/story?id=2334018
Posted by staffo February 16, 2010 04:01pm PSTReply | Report Abuse
she was way ahead and did a hotshot move just before the finish and wiped out. She still got a silver, but by the skin of her teeth.
Posted by chutia446 February 16, 2010 04:02pm PSTReply | Report Abuse
Her blunder was that when she was seconds from the finish line, she tried to do a "method grab" and was showing off because she was sooooo ahead.
She fell flat on her *** and came in second. She then later tried to say it was for balance but then admitted she just wanted to have fun. The whole world laughed at her.
She basically gave up the gold medal to show off.
Posted by sfdjtim February 16, 2010 04:05pm PSTReply | Report Abuse
She was leading and decided to show off at the end of the run and went down. She lost the gold because of it.
Posted by rancor February 16, 2010 04:08pm PSTReply | Report Abuse
Does anyone have a video link to her mistake four years ago, or of her going through the gate this year?
Reply by kantrosak February 17, 2010 07:28am PSTReport Abuse
You-tube it buddy... she show-boated at the finish-line and careened into the crowd... what a friggin' moron!
Posted by kimmel February 16, 2010 04:10pm PSTReply | Report Abuse
She had her chance and blew it... too bad our country had to pay for her mistake.
Posted by Lindsay Fraka February 16, 2010 05:05pm PSTReply | Report Abuse
holy crap i cant believe she blew it again!
Posted by kantrosak February 17, 2010 07:27am PSTReply | Report Abuse
Can we please STOP bringing this show-boating childish idiot to represent us in the Olympics! She embarrassed herself (and us) in '06 and now screws up again on something she trains EVERY DAY of her life to do!
Hope we learned our lesson this time!
Posted by mayham February 17, 2010 09:56am PSTReply | Report Abuse
am sorry u loss, but u still the best.from your biggest fan.u get them next time!!!!!!!!!!!!
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