Career Timeline of Lindsey Jacobellis: Major Achievements and Milestones

How Lindsey Jacobellis built a successful career. Explore key moments that defined the journey.

Lindsey Jacobellis is an American snowboarder recognized as the most decorated female snowboard cross athlete. Hailing from Roxbury, Connecticut, she achieved significant success with five World Championship titles and ten X Games victories, dominating the sport for nearly two decades. While she initially won a silver medal at the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics, she experienced Olympic medal drought until the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. In Beijing, she secured gold in both the women's snowboard cross and the mixed team snowboard cross events, solidifying her legacy.

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Full Timeline Career & Achievements

2003: Bronze at 2003 Winter X Games

In 2003, Jacobellis won bronze in slopestyle at the Winter X Games.

2006: Silver Medal at 2006 Winter Olympics

At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Jacobellis won a silver medal in snowboard cross after falling on the second-to-last jump while attempting a celebratory method grab.

2007: Fall at 2007 Winter X Games

At the 2007 Winter X Games, Jacobellis lost the lead in a fall near the finish line in snowboard cross.

2008: Gold Medal at Winter X Games XII

In 2008, Jacobellis regained the gold medal in snowboard cross at Winter X Games XII.

2009: Gold Medal at Winter X Games

In 2009, Jacobellis won a gold medal in snowboard cross at the Winter X Games.

2010: Disqualification at 2010 Winter Olympics

At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Jacobellis failed to progress to the medal round in snowboard cross due to a fall and subsequent disqualification in the semifinal race, finishing 5th overall.

2010: Third Straight Gold at Winter X Games

In 2010, Jacobellis won her third straight gold in snowboard cross at the Winter X Games.

2011: Fourth Straight Gold at Winter X Games

In 2011, Jacobellis won her fourth straight gold in snowboard cross at the Winter X Games, adding to her gold medals in 2008, 2009, and 2010.

2014: Crash at 2014 Winter Olympics

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Jacobellis failed to progress to the medal round of snowboard cross after crashing in the semifinal race, finishing in 7th place overall.

2015: Gold at 2015 World Championship

In 2015, Jacobellis won gold in snowboard cross at the World Championship.

2017: Gold at 2017 World Championship

In 2017, Jacobellis won gold in snowboard cross at the World Championship.

2018: Fourth Place at 2018 Winter Olympics

At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Jacobellis made her second Olympic snowboard cross final and finished in 4th place by .003 seconds.

2018: Silver and Gold in World Cup Races

In 2017-2018 season, Jacobellis finished with a silver and two golds in the first World Cup races.

2018: Training Strategies

In the period between the 2014 and 2018 Olympics, Jacobellis focused on training, surfing, and other competition strategies, and working with the mental skills coach Denise Shull.

2022: Gold Medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics

At the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, Jacobellis won gold in snowboard cross, marking her first Olympic gold medal and the first gold for the US in Beijing. In 2022, she also won gold in the debut of the mixed team snowboard cross with partner Nick Baumgartner.