Lindsey Jacobellis

Lindsey Jacobellis is, for me, a study in redemption. Many remember the celebratory grab that cost her Olympic gold, but I think that moment unfairly overshadows an extraordinary career. From Connecticut, she dominated snowboard cross for nearly two decades as a five-time World Champion and ten-time X Games winner, the most decorated woman the discipline has ever seen. What I respect most is that she carried a very public stumble and kept winning anyway. That resilience, finally crowned with Olympic success, is what real toughness looks like to me.

Name (English)

Lindsey Jacobellis

Name (Japanese)

リンゼイ・ジャコベリス

Reading

りんぜい・じゃこべりす

Born

August 19, 1985 (age 40)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Ox

Origin

Danbury, Connecticut, United States

Height

168 cm

Occupation

snowboarder

• Official sitehttps://lindseyjacobellis.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/lindseyjacobellis/
• Xhttps://x.com/lindsjacobellis
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey%20Jacobellis
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%82%B3%E3%83%99%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24778

Tags

• Connecticut
• snowboarder

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.