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Lindsey Jacobellis

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Lindsey Jacobellis (born August 19, 1985) is an American snowboarder from Roxbury, Connecticut. The most decorated female snowboard cross athlete of all time, she dominated the sport for almost two decades as a five-time World Champion and ten-time X Games champion. In her Olympic debut at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Jacobellis won the silver medal in snowboard cross but was unable to medal at the next three Olympics until winning gold at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Jacobellis also won gold (with teammate Nick Baumgartner) in mixed team snowboard cross at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Lindsey Jacobellis is the 5,143rd most popular athlete (down from 3,886th in 2024), the 18,599th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,098th in 2019) and the 647th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Lindsey Jacobellis ranks 5,143 out of 6,025Before her are Tore Brovold, Liam de Young, Sun Shuwei, Andry Laffita, Tim Burke, and Salvatore Amitrano. After her are Jimmy Vicaut, Guo Dan, Gedeón Guardiola, Rastislav Staňa, Diana Romagnoli, and Rossano Galtarossa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Lindsey Jacobellis ranks 1,062Before her are Magdi Rúzsa, Gergely Rudolf, Zoltán Fodor, Dani Hernández, Sa Jae-hyouk, and Heinrich Schmidtgal. After her are Guo Dan, Baye Djiby Fall, Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche, Todd Lasance, Hrvoje Čale, and Sun Yue.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lindsey Jacobellis ranks 18,607 out of 20,380Before her are Dave Keuning (1976), Jeff Turner (1962), David Blue (1982), Tim Burke (1982), Jack D. Fischer (1974), and Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1973). After her are Russell Wilson (1988), Willa Ford (1981), Andrew W.K. (1979), Dana Fuchs (1976), Benjamin Byron Davis (1972), and Blu Cantrell (1976).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Lindsey Jacobellis ranks 647Before her are Madison Hubbell (1991), Carol Feeney (1964), Chris Kappler (1967), Anna Hall (2001), David Collins (1969), and Tim Burke (1982). After her are Max Hess (null), Darnell Hall (1971), Christian Yelich (1991), Nikki Stone (1971), Joanna Hayes (1976), and Jason Turner (1975).