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Lindsey Jacobellis

Snowboard cross world champion and Olympic gold medalist

u/Lindsey_Jacobellis ↗AMA only
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Her 2017 r/IAmA AMA, posted from this account

We retrieved 1 post and 88 comments from u/Lindsey_Jacobellis, all from 2017, most often in r/IAmA.

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A redditor wrote in r/IAmA

On “I'm Olympic Snowboarder, Lindsey Jacobellis. I have raced boardercross for over two decades and I am not stopping any time soon. 10 XGames Golds medals, 5 World Championships Titles, and 27 World Cup wins. Ask Me Anything!”

I was watching the Olympics when you crashed on the last jump and took silver after gaining a commanding lead, which seems to be something every article about you will mention. How do you feel about that event now looking back? Do you speak of it differently now than you did…

u/Lindsey_Jacobellis replied

the media reports what they want and it is up to myself to remember details that are important to me, but that happened so long ago and I have races some many times since then and achieved so many more…

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the media reports what they want and it is up to myself to remember details that are important to me, but that happened so long ago and I have races some many times since then and achieved so many more titles so it was just a race that happened to not go my way from some silly mistake...just life

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A redditor wrote in r/IAmA

On “I'm Olympic Snowboarder, Lindsey Jacobellis. I have raced boardercross for over two decades and I am not stopping any time soon. 10 XGames Golds medals, 5 World Championships Titles, and 27 World Cup wins. Ask Me Anything!”

I don't know much of how you get paid for competing on the Olympic circuits, is it all reliant on sponsorships or are the competitors paid a living stipend? Or, am I likely to run into an Olympian working at Home Depot?

u/Lindsey_Jacobellis replied

Americans do not get paid at all to be in the US team. The us team provides coaches, techs, trainers, and travel budget. It is up to you to seek other sponsorships and ambassador opportunities to create an brand and…

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Americans do not get paid at all to be in the US team. The us team provides coaches, techs, trainers, and travel budget. It is up to you to seek other sponsorships and ambassador opportunities to create an brand and a following to help you continue what you love to do.

I go to Home Depot all the time, I love crafting and fixing things ha

A redditor wrote in r/IAmA

On “I'm Olympic Snowboarder, Lindsey Jacobellis. I have raced boardercross for over two decades and I am not stopping any time soon. 10 XGames Golds medals, 5 World Championships Titles, and 27 World Cup wins. Ask Me Anything!”

Hey Lindsey, what is a regular problem for pro snowboarders that none of us would expect or ever think about?

u/Lindsey_Jacobellis replied

that you get stereotyped a "punk" or a lazy athlete. Truth be told boardercross has some of the highest physical demands of any winter sport. You need endurance, strength, power, quickness and only 15 minutes between each run that can…

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that you get stereotyped a "punk" or a lazy athlete. Truth be told boardercross has some of the highest physical demands of any winter sport. You need endurance, strength, power, quickness and only 15 minutes between each run that can last up to 2 minutes for a recovery. We average about 6-8 runs on race day. That doesn't take into account training day on the course as well as time trials day. Those few days can be rigorous and the next weekend you have to do it all over again. That is why I would out year round. :)