Jacobellis wins USA's 1st gold at Olympics in snowboardcross

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Lindsey Jacobellis captured the United States' first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday, riding hard to the line in her snowboardcross final a full 16 years after showboating near the finish cost her the title. The 36-year-old racer was competing in her fifth Olympics and captured the first U.S. [...]