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Lindsey Jacobellis masters snowboarding gold redemption in Beijing

Her name became a verb for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, she was a punchline for late night TV hosts and haunted when dubbed sport's dumbest showboat.

Lindsey Jacobellis thought her dream was over but nowhere does redemption stories quite like the Olympics and this one is a belter.

She expressed a determination not to be defined by that one day in Bardonecchia 16 years ago but it was never far away, a quick Google search of her name and there it was, a momentary lapse of competitive judgment that couldn't be escaped. Imagine the mistakes you made as a 20-year old being endlessly replayed for collective amusement every four years, without fail.

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