Lindsey Jacobellis, left, and Nick Baumgartner of the U.S. celebrate after they won the mixed snowboardcross gold medal Saturday in Zhangjiakou, China. Gregory Bull/Associated Press
ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Lindsey Jacobellis has won her second gold medal of the Olympics, teaming with 40-year-old Nick Baumgartner for the title Saturday in the new event of mixed snowboardcross.
Jacobellis, 36, took gold earlier this week in the women’s event; it came 16 years after a late showboat move as she was cruising in for an apparent win cost her the title at the Turin Games.
After a slow start, the U.S. now has five gold medals and 11 overall at the Games. Jacobellis accounts for two, and snowboarder Chloe Kim has another.
The Italian team of Omar Visintin and Michela Moioli came in second and the Canadian duo of Eliot Grondin and Meryeta O’Dine finished third.
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