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Which snowboard cross events did Lindsey Jacobellis win at the 2022 Beijing Olympics?
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Snowboarder Torah Bright of Australia competing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
At the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, American snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis won gold medals in two snowboard cross events:
- Womenâs individual snowboard cross: Jacobellis led nearly the entire race to secure the gold medal.12
- Mixed team snowboard cross: Partnering with Nick Baumgartner in the event's Olympic debut, Jacobellis won the women's section of the final to seal the victory for the American duo.2
With these victories, she became the first woman in Olympic history to win two gold medals in snowboarding at a single Winter Games.2