Two veteran U.S. snowboarders brought home the first-ever gold in mixed team snowboard cross in the event's Olympic debut in Beijing.
USA's Nick Baumgartner, center-right, and USA's Lindsey Jacobellis, left, hold up the American flag after winning the snowboard mixed team cross big final during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium in Zhangjiakou on Feb. 12, 2022.Feb. 12, 2022, 7:26 AM UTCTwo veteran U.S. snowboarders brought home the first-ever gold in mixed team snowboard cross in the event's Olympic debut Saturday in Beijing.
In the final Saturday, Baumgartner made a pass in the air and shot to the top spot that he kept until the finish. Jacobellis, in third, managed to pick off the second-place racer. She went neck and neck with Moioli, but came out ahead. Jacobellis came in fifth in 2010 in Vancouver, seventh in 2014 at Sochi, and fourth in 2018 at PyeongChang, but the gold remained elusive.
He missed out on a medal in men's snowboard cross Thursday after failing to advance from the quarterfinals. In a post-race interview, Baumgartner was emotional.